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Job Summary:
Caterpillar’s Resource Industries, Wheeled Products Engineering, is seeking a Senior Engineer to work in the Burnie Tasmania area. The highly valued role is in the Cab System Team. The position will lead New Product Introduction, Continuous Product Improvement, Quality, and maintenance projects. As a senior engineer, you will be responsible for project scope, budget, timelines, quality, product cost, and associated outcomes. The successful candidate will have the skills to lead a diverse group of people to achieve common goals. Strong communication and organizational skills are required for this position.

What You Will Do:

Manage cab design projects from concept through production and provide support throughout the product lifecycle.

Lead a cab systems design team to create solutions for NPI, NTI, quality enhancements, assembly line issues, and commercial requests.

Overseeing project progress, cost, and quality; communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving problems.

Accountable for creating and maintaining Annual Business Plan budget for your team.

What skills you will have:
Product Design and Development:

10 years of relevant complex system and component design/development.

Proficient in ProE/Creo Design and Teamcenter.

Recent cab, operator station, machine design, structures experience is strongly desired.

Technical Excellence:

Excellent written and verbal communication.

Ability to be a self-starter with strong technical leadership skills.

Knowledgeable in industry standards related to construction and mining machine design.

Caterpillar or Large Construction OEM design experience.

Project Management:

Capability to manage time, cost, and quality objectives for complex system design projects.

Proven ability to perform complex assignments, prioritize workload, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Good interpersonal, teamwork and collaboration skills to develop a cooperative working relationship with others inside and outside of the department.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems:

Ability to troubleshoot root cause for complicated technical problems.

Capable of identify multiple solutions and selecting the best option meeting customer requirements.

Qualifications Required

Requires bachelor’s degree in an accredited Mechanical Engineering curriculum

Additional Information:

Sponsorship is not available

Working environment - 5 days in office

Domestic relocation is available to those who qualify.

This position may require less than 10% travel (international & domestic).

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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