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.
As a Design Engineer working in Athens, GA for the Mini Hydraulic Excavator (MHE) design team, you will become intimately familiar with the design of the MHE product, provide support to the MHE assembly line and welded fabrication line, assist other MHE engineers with projects of various complexities, and occasionally complete current-product design/drawing projects. You will play a very important role in the implementation of new products and improvements to current product.
Primary Job Duties:
Daily monitoring of Athens MHE assembly line and welded fabrication line. Must be constantly available to provide "front line" assistance to help resolve any product problem on the assembly line.
Participating in the adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement. Be always on the lookout for ways to improve the product and manufacturing of the product.
Collaborating with all functional areas, (marketing, purchasing, manufacturing, quality) to provide a design solution that meets the requirements of the customer and dealer network.
Interact with multiple design controls to support continuous improvement of their respective portions of the overall machine.
When other workload allows, create new designs or change existing designs with the purpose of resolving product issues being experienced by customers and/or causing difficulty for manufacturing.
What you will have:
Requires a degree from an accredited Engineering curriculum.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues. Interrogates production drawings and CAD models using CREO and Teamcenter (or equivalent).
Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Knowledge of design for manufacturability guidelines, methodologies, and use cases; ability to use this knowledge to optimize product designs and manufacturing operations. Implements DFM methodologies to standardize product designs, simplify operations, and reduce costs for certain types of manufacturing processes.
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. Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness. Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of technical problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Top Candidates Will Have:
Experience in welded structures design, hydraulics design, electrical harness design, electronics/systems engineering, and/or manufacturing engineering
Concurrent Product and Process Development experience from the design role perspective
Mechanical design and detailing experience using Creo
Experience releasing drawing packages using Teamcenter and Engineering Data System (EDS)
Additional Information:
Office Model: This position requires the employee to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.
Travel: <10% domestic travel is expected.
Relocation: Domestic relocation assistance is not available for this role
ISE: ISE assignment IS NOT available.
Sponsorship: Visa sponsorship is not available.
Summary Pay Range:
$95,640.00 - $143,520.00
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.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:
December 2, 2025 - December 15, 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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