What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Engineer position at Caterpillar?
Career Area:
Marketing / Sales / Product Support
Job Description:
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The Oil & Gas (O&G) industry has relied upon Caterpillar power for decades for the toughest drilling, gas compression, production, and well service applications. Today, Caterpillar provides a broad portfolio of industry-leading products including engines, gensets, electric motors, energy storage, transmissions, pumps, flow iron, and systems integration. We have an opening for a Field Engineer to directly support customers for issue identification and resolution, commissioning of new products, and lead field follow for NPI projects.
The Role
If you enjoy working directly with Cat equipment, seeing immediate improvement from your actions, and helping our customers win this is the role for you. You will be exposed to the complete catalog of Cat O&G products from early NTI, NPI, and through the full operating life cycle including CPI field support and overhaul.
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
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Implement test plans, troubleshoot mechanical and electrical issues, conduct after failure analysis, commission new sales, provide onsite training, and be an advocate for the customer
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Provide notable customer benefit and become a key input to internal priorities
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Work with all levels of the value chain from the customer, packager, dealer, and design controls
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, customer focused individual who will be rewarded by seeing their work provide immediate positive impact.
Required Qualifications:
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5 years hands-on experience in large equipment with experience in operation, testing, and/or troubleshooting
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Motivated to support the customer and data driven
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Experience on Caterpillar products and use of troubleshooting tools (Cat ET, CANape, etc)
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Application experience in power systems offerings such as diesel, natural gas, dual fuel, motors, powertrain, hybrid solutions, energy storage, system integration
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MS Office Skills (powerpoint, word, excel)
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Strong Communication Skills
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
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Engineering degree or equivalent field experience
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Direct experience in one or more: Large Engines, Transmissions, System Integration
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5 yrs O&G experience
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Application experience across multiple E&T commercial segments
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Experience across multiple product lines (large engines, transmissions, well service pumps, motors, controls, power generation, other)
What You Will Get
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 day-one benefits, including but not limited to:
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Company Provided Vehicle
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Competitive salary and annual bonus program
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Medical, dental, and vision coverage
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Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
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Company-matched 401(k) plan
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Health savings account (HSA)
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Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
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Short and long-term disability coverage
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Life Insurance
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Paid parental leave
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Healthy Lifestyle Programs
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Employee Assistance Programs
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Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
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Strong community involvement
Additional Information:
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This position will be located in Midland TX
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Travel expected to be 50% of the time
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Relocation assistance is available for this position
This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to 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 #LI
Relocation is available for this position.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.
Recommended Skills
- Test Equipment
- Electronics
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Field Service Management
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
- Instrumentation