Battery Systems Senior Engineer Design

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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.

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
 

When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who care not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers and future work 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.

Caterpillar’s Electrification & Energy Solutions (E&ES) Division has an exciting position as a Battery Systems Senior Design Engineer supporting the Battery Packs team.

About E&ES: E+ES Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified powertrain, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries.

As a Battery Systems Senior Engineer Design, you will design, analyze, build, and implement new battery systems, components, or technologies into rail and marine customer applications.

Additional Information:

• Location:  Mossville, IL (United States)
• Required Travel: Less than 10% (Domestic and International)
• Relocation Assistance Offered: Yes
• US Work Sponsorship Offered: None

What You Will Do:

• Own the design of battery systems design used to integrate battery packages into customer applications. This would include owning the top-level system design as well as the structural rack/pack and interface routing and location for cooling, communications, and high voltage connections.

• Utilize a robust problem solving and implementation process to resolve and improve designs

• Evaluate and optimize designs using simulation tools structural or thermal evaluations

• Assist in procurement and builds of system hardware; document and develop build improvements through design or process optimization.

• Support customers and dealer product support teams to develop Application & Integration guides and Disassembly & Assembly procedures. 

• Collaborate with internal manufacturing and external purchasing partners to complete supplier selection, capabilities assessments and implement APQP processes.

• Provide aid and guidance to colleagues responsible for other portions of the product to ensure product requirements and development schedules are met

• Contribute to the development of battery systems, Design FMEAs and Risk Assessments

• Protect Caterpillar’s intellectual property

What You Have (Basic Requirements):
• Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) in an accredited Engineering curriculum

• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

• 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.

• Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, 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