Career Area:
Engineering

Job Description:

Job Summary

As an Electrification Site Solution Development Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing customer- or site-facing electrification solutions, covering system definition, key technology selection, integration validation, and deployment support. You will translate business and on-site requirements into implementable engineering solutions, ensuring the right balance among performance, safety, reliability, cost, and manufacturability, while working closely within the E&ES organization and across cross-functional teams to drive end-to-end solution delivery from concept to deployment.

Additional Information:

• This position is located in Mossville, IL
• Domestic travel is 15% up to 25%, with potential of international travel is required.
• Domestic relocation assistance is offered for this position.
• Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.
• We're back! All roles at Caterpillar Inc. report on-site 5 days per week

What You Will Do:

• Participate in and lead the design and development of electrification site solutions, supporting the full process from requirements analysis to engineering implementation.
• Translate customer and site requirements into system- and component-level technical specifications, interface definitions, and design solutions.
• Support solution integration, prototype validation, testing, and performance analysis, and participate in issue troubleshooting and improvement activities.
• Collaborate with system, electrical, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and quality teams to advance design reviews and technical decisions.
• Support technical selection, supplier evaluation, and solution validation for key components and subsystems.
• Participate in cost, manufacturability, and reliability assessments to ensure the solution meets business objectives.
• Prepare and maintain solution descriptions, design documents, and test reports.
• Continuously monitor new technologies and industry trends related to electrification and energy systems and identify opportunities to optimize solutions.

What You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Engineering (Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, or related majors).
• Product / solution design and development capability: able to complete solution design, validation, and problem solving in accordance with engineering processes.
• Technical analysis and problem-solving capability: strong structured analysis and systems thinking skills.
• Cross-team collaboration and communication skills: able to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and clearly articulate technical solutions.
• Familiar with engineering documentation, design review, and test validation processes.
• Strong learning agility and a strong sense of engineering ownership and responsibility.

Professional Skills

• Experience in electrification, energy systems, or related site solution development.
• Familiarity with system integration, interface definition, or application-scenario-level testing.
• Experience in prototype development, on-site validation, or system debugging.
• Experience in supplier collaboration or cross-regional projects.
• Understanding of methods related to quality, continuous improvement, or cost control.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Extensive Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
• Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
• Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
• Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
• Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
• Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.

Effective Communications: Extensive understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Project Management: Extensive knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
• Utilizes preferred tools, techniques and methods for estimating project cost and time.
• Plans, estimates, staffs, organizes and monitors significant projects.
• Identifies risks and vulnerabilities; creates contingency plans.
• Conducts regular and ad-hoc project reviews with project team, sponsors, and clients.
• Maintains open communication among project participants and interested parties.
• Communicates reporting requirements; creates monitoring and control mechanisms.

Product Development Life Cycle - MFG: Extensive knowledge of the methodology and associated phases, activities and deliverables of product development life cycle in manufacturing organizations; ability to bring new or enhanced products to the marketplace.
• Presents coordinated marketing and product development plans.
• Advises others on using industry trends in a road map for product development.
• Consults on similarities and differences of life cycle for development vs. enhancement activities.
• Coaches on how to use multiple, vendor-provided or in-house structured methodologies.
• Manages a significant piece of a successful product roadmap.
• Oversees all phases, activities and deliverables of the product development methodology.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Extensive knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product development environment.
• Evaluates business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution.
• Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and systems problems.
• Monitors machine performance and history; addresses excessive maintenance or repair needs.
• Coaches others how to resolve integration or communications problems in multi-vendor environment.
• Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach.
• Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.

This position will be posted until 11:59 PM CDT on 07/22/2026.

Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $192,710.00

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

Posting Dates:

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

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