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Senior Design Engineer
Caterpillar Inc.Senior Design Engineer leading fuel-injector and fuel-pump engineering at Caterpillar. Resolving component, supplier, performance, and product-maintenance challenges.
Posted 9/10/2026full-timeMossville • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $112,710 - $169,060 per yearWebsite
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in the design, development, and validation of fuel system components, including fuel injectors and fuel pumps, while effectively managing supplier relationships and product maintenance initiatives. Proficient in translating customer requirements into detailed design documents and executing prototype testing and analysis.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Fuel System Component DesignSupplier Collaboration and DevelopmentProduct Maintenance InitiativesTroubleshooting and Root Cause AnalysisEffective Communication
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Hard Skills
Product DesignFuel Injector DevelopmentFuel Pump DevelopmentTesting MethodologiesTechnical Problem SolvingPrototype BuildingFunctional Requirements DocumentationCost EstimationMarket Requirement AnalysisContinuous Improvement
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationSelf-ManagementProject Management
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Materials Science
Industry Keywords
Legacy Fuel SystemsSupplier Quality ImprovementObsolescence ManagementProduct PerformanceAssembly and Test Support
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAssembly
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide technical leadership and product knowledge for legacy fuel system components, including fuel injectors, fuel pumps, and related fuel system technologies
- Resolve challenges involving component failures, supplier challenges, re-sourcing supply base, product performance, and assembly and test support
- Develop strong product knowledge and understanding of product function and performance characteristics to lead product maintenance initiatives
- Assist supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance
- Oversee drafting and testing specialists
- Develop and document functional requirements and translate them into detailed design documents
- Participate in buy-build analysis for product components
- Support proposal preparation, cost estimates, and technical reports
- Research new materials and competitive products
- Organize, coordinate, and execute prototype building, testing, and analysis
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Materials Science curriculum
- Extensive experience with effective communication concepts, tools and techniques
- Extensive knowledge of effective self-management practices and ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities
- Extensive knowledge of given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges
- Extensive knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design
- Extensive knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through production
- Prior experience in the design, development, and validation of fuel system components, including fuel injectors, fuel pumps, and related technologies
- Strong understanding of system performance, integration, and testing methodologies
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
- Experience supporting legacy products and product maintenance initiatives, including design changes, continuous improvement, cost reduction, and obsolescence management
- Supplier collaboration and development experience, including supplier quality improvement, technical problem solving, and resourcing or supplier transition activities
- Ability to work onsite five days a week
- Up to 10% travel may be required
- Successful completion of a drug screen
- Visa sponsorship is not available
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
- 401(k) savings plans
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Health Lifestyle Programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
- Career Development
- Incentive bonus
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation assistance