Job Description :
Education/Experience:
Bachelor''s degree in engineering required. Ten + years engineering experience required.

Technical Skills:
Creo, TeamCenter, EDS Previous Cat Design Experience Experience with welded structures and sheet metal a plus

Skills and Competencies:
Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem solving ability.
Team player and detail oriented. Ability to make sketches, engineering drawings and common computations.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawing, schematics and computer-generated reports.
Previous experience with computer applications and software related to engineering field.
Major Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Research, design, develop, manufacture, and test tools, engines, machines and other mechanical devices.
Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals to determine time and cost feasibility to complete projects.
Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products using tools, equipment or software.

Job Duties/Responsibilities for a Design Engineer may include, but are not limited to:
Understanding and adhering to project schedule
Creating a content guide based on requirements and product strategy
Owning all engineering print releases, including GD&T, notices, corrections, etc
Partnering with contract and offshore engineers to maintain BOM’s and Models
Developing suppliers to deliver quality parts with help from Process Control Engineer (APQP)
Supporting design reviews with on schedule, completed staff work (ref: DAV Body of Work)
Owning component cost and working with suppliers, PCE’s and buyers to optimize designs
Point of contact for all manufacturing issues requiring engineering support

Typical Day:
Working with other engineers and contract or offshore engineers on the same team, they will develop a design through the standard work of APQP, NPI, and CPI.
This will include cascading requirements to tech specs, interface analysis, ownership of DFMEA, boundary conditions for analysis, creating the BOM structure, guiding the packing/space claim of the design, ownership of component costs, supplier process development and quality, and system integration within the scope of the design control