at Caterpillar, Inc. in Decatur, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.
Job Summary:
Caterpillar’s Advanced Materials Technology Department is currently seeking an experienced Engineer focused on metallurgical product development and production support. In this role you will have an opportunity to analyze a wide variety of components providing design support and development on a diverse customer portfolio supporting products produced at the Decatur manufacturing facility.
Implements and improves testing, development and validation techniques, processes, tooling, and machinery to maximize product quality.
Qualifications
+ Bachelor’s degree in Materials or Metallurgical Engineering from an accredited college or university
What You Will Do:
+ Lead material analysis investigations
+ Develop metallurgical testing plans and analyze test results
+ Create technical reports and/or procedures
+ Effectively communicate results to our internal customers
+ Provide technical support to metallurgical laboratory operations personnel.
+ Support Met Lab process controls and compliance for certifications and audits.
+ Resolving issues regarding the design or manufacturing. Ensuring design acceptance and manufacturing readiness.
+ Participating in the adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement.
+ Planning and improving testing procedures and operations to make the test more reliable, efficient and cost-effective.
+ Monitoring results, machine and process capabilities and performance reliability.
+ Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum or equivalent experience working in an Engineering function.
What Skills You Will Have:
Decision Making and Critical Thinking:
- Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
- Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
- Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
- Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
- Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.
- Is a self-starter, accountable, and customer driven with strong teamwork and organizational skills, displaying strong analytical skills and excellent communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills.
Effective Communications:
- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Technical Excellence:
- Has the ability to work multiple projects concurrently
- Possesses experience in creating technical reports, publications and/or procedures.
- Has experience with Heat Treatment Processes, component design and/or supporting manufacturing operations
- Has prior Failure Analysis experience with Ferrous and Non-Ferrous materials, as well as production heat treat support experience
- Has an advanced materials or metallurgical engineering degree (graduate studies)
Additional Information
The location for this position is Decatur, IL.
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position
This position will require less than 10% travel.
What you will get:
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:
+ Competitive Base Salary
+ Annual incentive bonus plan*
+ Medical, dental, and vision coverage
+ Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
+ 401k savings plan
+ Health savings account (HSA)
+ Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
+ Short and long-term disability coverage
+ Life Insurance
+ Paid parental leave
+ Healthy Lifestyle Programs
+ Employee Assistance Programs
+ Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.
Final details
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers .
For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media
\#LI
Posting Dates:
April 5, 2024 – April 19, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply.
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .
