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Drivetrain Components has an opening for a Manufacturing Engineer 2 position within the Drivetrain Test Engineering team located in East Peoria, Illinois. This position will be responsible for leading current production testing across all KK test activities including transmission, final drives, brakes, and axles. As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting programs across drivetrain components to achieve PQVC targets. Incumbent will interface directly with multiple teams including Engineering, Operations, Logistics, Supply Chain, Product Change Control and Safety . The Manufacturing Engineer role is a resource within the Test Engineering Team that supports end of line test and repair.

Job Duties

• Ensure proper functionality for drivetrain products within facility.

• Provide design inputs for test systems for both production and prototype

• Create project plans and timelines and project scoping and costing

• Conduct regular updates and gate reviews to communicate and coordinate activities

• Validation of test system design through Gage R&R testing

• Ensure common test methods are used and carried forward into future test solutions:

• Work with vendors to outsource the design of the test system if required

• Identifying and executing subsequent testing as needed

• Interface closely with other teams such as Manufacturing, Electric drive, Product Design.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering or 5 years test engineering experience + currently pursuing an undergraduate level degree.

• 4+ years of transmission functional testing and test planning engineering

• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing concepts (Lean Manufacturing, 6-Sigma, Quality Management Systems, etc.)

• Experience with developing and validating specifications for end of line test projects.

• Ability to demonstrate initiative and work with diverse groups to reach consensus

• Excellent oral and written communications skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as project management efficiency

Top candidates will also have

• Experience Leading NPI, CPI and or Cost reduction projects with proven results

• Exceptional Working knowledge of NPI and APQP processes to drive results

• Transmission/Lower Powertrain Test Engineering Experience

• Excellent Team Leadership, Change Management, and ability to train others

• Knowledge of drivetrain products and overall test stand functionality

Additional Information

• This position will close on 4/17/2023 at 11:59 pm.

• The location for this position is East Peoria, IL at Building KK

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position

• This position may require less than 10% travel

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Final details

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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 .

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