Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
Role Definition
We are seeking a Senior ECM/ECU Hardware Design Engineer. This person would design, develop, and test electronic control modules for use within generator sets, battery management systems, and inverter/motor control.
What You Will Do:
- Overseeing compliance with functional & environmental requirements, development processes, and regulations for ECM/ECUs for genset, BMS and inverter/motor control.
- Development of product requirements, analysis and simulation, electronic component selection, schematic/layout development and review, and platform verification and validation.
- Collaboration with various levels of software as well as battery, system and machine teams to ensure the platform integrates into multiple applications.
- Managing and negotiating with ECM/ECU vendors for the development of systems and components.
- Investigating and troubleshooting all technical issues related to ECM/ECUs during development and throughout the entire production lifecycle.
- Mentoring technicians and engineers in the development of electrical and electronic systems and components.
Degree Requirement
A degree in electrical engineering is required; an advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related accredited field is preferred.
What You Will Have:
Effective Communications: 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.
Level Extensive Experience:
- 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.
Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Provides prompt and effective responses to client requests and interactions.
- Monitors client satisfaction levels on a regular basis.
- Alerts own team to problems with client satisfaction.
- Differentiates the roles and responsibilities in a business relationship.
- Works with clients to address critical issues and resolve major problems.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Level Expert:
- Fosters an environment that encourages, supports, and rewards technical excellence.
- Provides recognized technical leadership to an organization that includes vision, innovation, superior technical competence, and the desire to excel.
- Provides highly effective solutions to very complex technical challenges, applying outstanding technical competence to understand and resolve issues.
- Champions the use of new innovations and technologies that solve technical business problems.
- Consistently applies the latest developments, practices, and technologies to resolve complex technical challenges in one's general area of competence.
- Develops organizational policies, best practices and management methods that are highly conducive to technical excellence.
Electronics Engineering - HTH: Knowledge of electronics engineering; ability to design, test and manufacture electronic circuits, components, and devices.
Level Extensive Experience: Trains others on designing complex integrated circuits.
- Anticipates the challenges and opportunities associated with creating printed circuit boards.
- Interprets alternative interfaces between hardware and software and associated requirements and considerations.
- Advises on matching methodology, materials and tools to the electronic product that is being built.
- Consults on engineering multiple electronic circuits, components or devices.
- Evaluates the benefits and drawbacks of analog and digital circuits.
Product Design - HTH: Knowledge of and the ability to utilize design tools (e.g., CAD) to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Monitors each phase of the design procedure to ensure overall operation meets standards.
- Trains others on major processes of product design; directs the conception of each component.
- Advises others on the development of multiple products and their architectures.
- Delivers improvement plans to senior management and compares the outcome of the design against the architecture.
- Evaluates feedback from customers and consults on functional weaknesses.
- Controls design and development costs of a proposed product through effective resource coordination.
What Sets You Apart:
- Progressive technical ownership in ECM/ECU design is strongly preferred.
- Strong technical understanding of analog and/or digital circuitry, including design, simulation, analysis, schematic review, and layout review.
- Experience supporting product development processes such as NPI, APQP, CPPD, FMEAs, proactive reliability, and budget management.
- Experience with environmental validation, EMC testing, safety requirements, and regulatory compliance.
- Background working with machine or engine system electronic control modules.
- Proven ability to solve complex technical problems and collaborate effectively across engineering, software, battery, system, and machine teams.
Additional Information:
- The location for this position is Mossville, IL.
- Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
- This position may require 10% travel.
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Relocation is available for this position.
Visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants.
Posting Dates:
October 1, 2026 - October 18, 2026
