Mechanical Design Engineer Specialist

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.

About IDES:

Caterpillar’s Integrated Drivetrain Energy Solutions (IDES) division will focus on delivering advanced electrified power train, 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.

We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building.

Job Summary:

Help shape the future of electrification at Caterpillar. As a Mechanical Design Engineering Specialist within Integrated Drivetrain Energy Solutions, you’ll influence the development of innovative inverter and power electronics technologies that enable the next generation of Caterpillar products.

This role offers the opportunity to combine deep mechanical engineering expertise with technical leadership, tackling complex challenges, advancing new technologies, and helping transform innovative concepts into high-performing, production-ready solutions.

What You Will Do:

• Lead mechanical design and development activities for inverter and power electronics products, providing technical direction from concept development through validation and production.
• Lead and coordinate project execution, including establishing priorities, defining technical tasks, assigning work across project team members, monitoring progress, identifying risks, and driving activities to completion.
• Develop and guide mechanical designs for components, assemblies, packaging, and thermal management solutions to meet product performance, durability, quality, cost, and manufacturability requirements.
• Serve as a technical resource and mentor to engineers and designers, providing design guidance, reviewing technical work, resolving complex engineering challenges, and helping team members determine the appropriate path forward.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with electrical, controls, simulation, manufacturing, validation, and supplier teams to ensure mechanical designs are effectively integrated into inverter and power electronics systems.
• Lead design reviews and support product validation, troubleshooting, and issue resolution, including thermal, vibration, structural, durability, and manufacturing-related challenges.
• Apply strong project management and engineering judgment to balance technical requirements, resources, schedules, risks, and competing priorities while maintaining progress toward project milestones.
• Identify opportunities to improve mechanical design practices, development processes, product reliability, manufacturability, and overall engineering execution.

What You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Extensive experience and knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Effective Communications: Extensive experience and 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.
• Project Management: Extensive experience and knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
• Product Development Life Cycle - MFG: Extensive experience and knowledge of the methodology and associated phases, activities and deliverables of product development life cycle in manufacturing organizations; ability to bring new or enhanced products to the marketplace.
• Product Testing: Extensive experience and knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.

Additional Information:

• This position is located in Mossville, IL and requires 5-day a week on-site availability
• This position offers domestic relocation
• This position does not offer visa sponsorship
• Travel is expected up to 20% of the time

Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $192,710.00

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.Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

November 9, 2026 - November 16, 2026

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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