Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

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Senior Engineer – Electrical Design

Location: Decatur, IL (In office 5 days a week)
Travel: Up to 10%
Relocation Assistance: Available
Visa Sponsorship: Not Offered

Job Summary

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. You have the opportunity to join the Load and Haul Electrical Installation team responsible for the electrical integration on Large Wheel Loaders and Compactors, Wheel Tractor Scrapers, Underground Vehicles, and Articulated Trucks.

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will lead electrical installation engineering projects focusing on Large Wheel Loaders, Compactors, and Wheel Tractor Scrapers. Your responsibilities will span coordinating cross-functional activities involving product development, value chain optimization, manufacturing processes, commercial, and product support. You will be accountable for managing project timelines, product quality, and ensuring the successful integration of electrical solutions that address unique challenges within the product applications.

Why This Role Stands Out:

• End-to-end ownership: From concept to production, be involved in every stage of the design lifecycle.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with electrical system coordinators, manufacturing, suppliers, and purchasing to optimize performance, quality, and cost.
• Growth & impact: Strengthen your engineering leadership skills while driving product value to customers in a diverse range of applications.

What you will do:

• Design new components and systems for the electrical integration on Large Wheel Loaders and Wheel Tractor Scrapers.
• Responsible for the design, cost, quality, validation, and schedule
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure manufacturability and lifecycle efficiency.
• Assisting supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance.
• Drive collaboration with product development groups, value chain, manufacturing, commercial, and product support.
• Research and develop new technology
• Developing and documenting functional design requirements.
• Provide leadership for design reviews and conformance to design guidelines and best practices.
• Organizing, coordinating, and executing the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes.
• Perform electrical load analysis and initiate discussions with system partners

Top Candidates Will have:

• Large Wheel Loader, Wheel Tractor Scraper or mining industry application knowledge.
• Extensive experience in Electrical installation product design and development.
• Electrical SDP experience and ability to influence through expertise.

Degree Requirement: Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum.

What Skills You Will Have:

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems
• Effective Communications: Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas and information
• Managing Multiple Priorities: Ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
• Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Extensive experience with Creo, Vis View, and Teamcenter experience.
• Product Design - MFG: Knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
• Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Summary Pay Range:

$112,710.00 - $169,060.00

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:

January 20, 2026 - January 26, 2026

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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