Designer/Modeler-2

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Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.

Description

The Designer/Modeler is a member of a design and development team that conceives and provides practical and improved product design applications. Emphasis of this position is on conceiving moderately complex product designs and preparing design models. This position supports Senior Designer/Modeler, technologists, and engineers and works under their direction in defining configuration. Duties include mechanical and/or electrical design, engineering, modeling, manufacturing support, purchasing support and/or project management.

Job Duties

The Designer/Modeler conceives moderately complex product design concepts and prepares design models using a computer graphics system. Makes calculations, design decisions and necessary analysis and computer simulations. Works closely with Sr. Designer/Modeler, technologists, engineers, technicians, manufacturing personnel and suppliers regarding product design, test and production schedule dates. Provides technical guidance to Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Marketing, Sales, Service, and other departments.

Refines and improves product designs by investigating and developing solutions to product design problems. Works with customers, dealers, and other departments throughout the resolution process. Works within established development plans and production release. May recommend approval or rejection of engineering design deviations and change requests submitted by other departments. Provides technical guidance to drafting personnel and assembly or manufacturing processors. Ensures exacting engineering standards are followed for assembly and piece part tolerance, material finish, clearances, etc. Furnishes technical counsel to Layout Drafters, Drafting Technicians, and purchased drafting support in assigned areas of responsibility.

Provides guidance to Assemblers and Test Engineers during product buildup and testing. Ensures proper maintenance of production drawings. Travels to foreign and domestic production plants, dealerships, and customer job sites to recommend solutions to design problems and goes to field test locations to assist with the development of engineering projects. Develops unique design features that the Company often patents to gain a competitive advantage.

Basic Qualifications

Accredited four-year engineering degree or minimum 4 years equivalent experience in engineering, design, product development, technology development, or manufacturing engineering support role.

Top Candidates will also have

Hands on work experience in the construction equipment, mining, or oil/gas industries.

Hands on experience with welding, machining, assembly or testing of mechanical systems.

Prior design experience for tooling, equipment, or machinery.

Pro/E skills are highly desirable

Good mechanical and computer aptitude

Experience with hydraulic lines routing

Experience with electrical wire harness routing

Good communications skills

Technical work experience.

Additional Information

The location for this position is Rapid City, SD

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position

This position may require 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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