Career Area: Manufacturing Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a integral team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. CNC New Products Developer leads the engineering organization responsible for machining process development, CNC manufacturing readiness, New Product Introduction (NPI), New Source Introduction and source transfers, product changes, and capital projects. This role ensures production ramp-up by aligning people, CNC programs, tooling, fixtures, equipment, capacity, quality, cost, safety, and schedules with business objectives. The position develops engineering talent, directs cross‐functional execution, and drives sustainable improvements across machining operations, with strong knowledge of Mazak, Siemens, and Fanuc control systems.
Develop new projects / products, setting priorities and driving safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Develop and validate machining processes, CNC programs, layouts, standard work, PFMEA, control plans, capacity models,



tooling, fixture, equipment, and automation.
Improve productivity, flow, cost, quality, and process capability through Lean and data‐driven problem solving.
Ensure APQP, PPAP, process validation, launch readiness, operator training, and regulatory and customer compliance.
Manage project governance, engineering changes, risks, schedules, reporting, and delivery commitments.
Own CAPEX business cases, prioritization, forecasting, controls, and on‐time, on‐budget execution.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. Expert in manufacturing engineering, including people leadership and responsibility for NPI, source transfers, process development, or capital projects. Advanced English Working knowledge of machining processes, CNC equipment, cutting tools, fixtures, programming fundamentals, Mazak, Sieme

📌 CNC New Products Developer (Ciénega de Flores)
🏢 Caterpillar Brazil
📍 Ciénega de Flores