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Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

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.

The Power Electronics team is responsible for end-to-end design and development of power electronics for multiple Caterpillar applications. We are seeking a **Senior Associate Electrical Engineer** to be responsible for delivery of electrical designs necessary for the successful development of low voltage power electronics components, including inverter and converter systems. This will include design, layout and simulation of printed circuit boards, bus bars, sensors, harnesses, and electronics packaging. You will have the opportunity to work with and learn from a highly experienced team of engineers having significant experience across Caterpillar electric drive applications.

Responsibilities

• Creating new electrical designs and resolves issues regarding the manufacturing or building sequences. Ensuring design acceptance and manufacturing readiness.

• Participating in the adoption of new technologies and processes to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement.

• Planning and improving engineering procedures and operations to make the product or process more reliable, efficient and cost-effective.

• Collaborating with all functional areas, (marketing, purchasing, manufacturing) to provide a design solution that meets the requirements of the customer and dealer network.

What you have:

Degree Requirement

Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering Degree required

**Analytical 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 Working Knowledge:

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.

• Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.

• Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns.

• Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand.

• Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.

**Engineering - MFG:** Knowledge of processes, techniques and methods of engineering in a manufacturing environment; ability to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems and processes that safely realize a desired objective or invention.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Assists in problem resolution, drafting and writing specifications for engineering practices.

• Works with basic, routine components of the engineering discipline in manufacturing.

• Performs basic installation, maintenance and repairs for a specific engineering function.

• Follows relevant standards, policies and practices in engineering operations.

• Reports unusual engineering issues and considerations regarding manufacturing operations to senior staff.

**Product Testing:** Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Documents test process and results; prepares and analyzes defect-tracking reports.

• Summarizes features of a specific product-testing process and associated procedures.

• Tests components for compliance with functional requirements and established conventions.

• Discusses and compares usability, safety and integration testing.

• Develops product-testing procedures; participates in selecting testing environment and tools.

**Troubleshooting Technical Problems** : Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product development environment.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Documents common hardware, software and communications problems and likely resolutions.

• Troubleshoots typical technical problems in a specific area.

• Works with vendor-specific diagnostic guides, tools and utilities to discover application problems.

• Adheres to standard troubleshooting procedures to ensure effectiveness of resolutions.

• Participates in setting evaluation standards and criterion for troubleshooting

Other:

+ Position is based in Mossville, IL

+ Domestic relocation is available

+ Sponsorship is not available

+ Role requires 5 day in office schedule

Summary Pay Range:

$87,480.00 - $131,280.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

+ 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

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. 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.

Posting Dates:

October 20, 2025 - October 27, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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