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Your Work Shapes the World

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 PURPOSE: As an entry level engineering degreed position, job assignments are planned to provide experience and familiarization with the technical staff, methods, practices, and programs of the company and the power electronics area.

JOB DUTIES: The key role of this entry level engineering position is to learn and assist: to gain an understanding of Caterpillar’s business, products, systems, and procedures; to learn and develop skills which result from the practical application of basic engineering knowledge; and to aid a project team or others in the power electronics group. Typically, decisions will impact the design and development of power conversion equipment for machines, off-board chargers or power quality systems. Challenges include applying theory, learning procedures, and understanding the technology. Power electronics mechanical engineers work in the multiple functional areas but not limited to, product design, development, simulation, research, quality, reliability, materials, manufacturing process, application and installation, product performance/support and service.

Key areas of responsibility encountered in this role may include any or all of the following:

• Perform needs analysis and initiate ideas; evaluate new products, processes, or systems
• Communicate results to customers, suppliers, team members, and other business units
• Contribute to the design of new products and processes
• Perform product and process maintenance
• Support other engineers, technologists, managers, marketing personnel, customers, and suppliers
• Attention to detail is critical.
• Uses readily available clear and direct references and provides straightforward solutions to problems
• Collects and evaluates data and develops plans for assignments
• Development associate engineers may expect to have direct contact with other team members, customers, and suppliers.
• Development associate engineers must manage their own development, continuously learning through experience and staying abreast of technology changes.
• Learning will focus on methods, processes and systems applied to engineering functions, key engineering skills, practical application of theory, communications and building a knowledge of Caterpillar’s products, suppliers, and customers.

BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE:

Basic requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in an accredited Mechanical or Electrical Engineering curriculum and excellent analytical skills.
• Must have ability to communicate effectively with team members and others in the work group, as well as customers and suppliers.

Top candidates will have:

• experience in Caterpillar power electronics development and experience working with a global team.

Additional Information

• The location for this position is Mossville, IL but has the option of being Remote
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position
• This position may require 10% travel
• Visa sponsorship is not available

Employee benefit details

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 a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

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 .

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EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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