**Career Area**:Engineering**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.Design EngineerRole DefinitionDesigns, develops, builds, and implements new components, products, or technologies.Responsibilities- Creating new component level designs and resolves issues regarding the manufacturing or product operation.Ensuring design acceptance, manufacturing readiness, and validation.
- Participating in the adoption of new technologies and process improvements to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement.
- Support definition of engineering procedures to make the product or process more reliable, efficient and cost-effective.Understanding functional requirements and translating into detail design documents.
- Collaborating with all functional areas to provide a design solution that meets the requirements of the enterprise partners and customers.
- Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.Degree RequirementSkill DescriptorsAnalytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.Level Basic Understanding:- Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.




- Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.Level Working Knowledge:- Demonstrates experience participating in productive collaborative processes.
- Under guidance, initiates collaborative meetings.
- Assists in communicating shared goals with diverse groups and parties.
- Helps promote collaboration across generations, functions, regions, and levels.
- Helps solve business problems and meet business goals through collaborative processes.Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.Level Basic Understanding:- Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process.
- Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made.
- Names decision makers in own environment and cites examples of past decisions.
- Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function.Level Basic Understanding:- Describes non-verbal behaviors that influence the interpretation of the message.
- Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
- Explains the importance of effective business communication.




- Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.Level Working Knowledge:- Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.
- Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.
- Completes current work according to assigned priorities.
- Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.
- Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.Level Basic Understanding:- Uses a structured approach in analyzing and resolving technical problems.
- Seeks opportunities for continual learning to maintain technical competence in pursuit of technical excellence.
- Provides examples or case studies demonstrating technical excellence in presente business scenarios.
- Pursues, prepares for and assumes new technical assignments and challenges.Design Engineering: Knowledge of designing and engineering products and systems; ability to use principles of mathematics, science, and engineering to develop, analyze, and improve product or system specifications, functionality, and performance.Level Working Knowledge:- Assists in the development of design concepts and solutions.
- Participates in design reviews and provides constructive feedback.
- Utilizes design software and tools to create and modify designs.
- Documents design decisions and communicates them to relevant stakeholders.
- Follows established design standards and procedures to ensure quali

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