Full-Time

Digital Technical Support Engineer

Construction Technology

Posted on 7/9/2026

Deadline 8/15/26
Caterpillar

Caterpillar

10,001+ employees

Produces heavy construction and mining equipment

Compensation Overview

$97.5k - $146.3k/yr

+ Incentive bonus

No H1B Sponsorship

Peoria, IL, USA + 2 more

More locations: Chicago, IL, USA | Irving, TX, USA

In Person

Category
IT & Security (1)
Required Skills
CRM
Salesforce

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Requirements
  • Knowledge of customer-focused practices and the ability to use customer needs and satisfaction information to create customized customer solutions.
  • Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques, with the ability to accurately transmit, receive, and interpret ideas, information, and needs.
  • Knowledge of critical interdependencies among individual system elements and the ability to plan and design solutions that synchronize resources to achieve business results.
  • Knowledge of business intelligence and the ability to use business processes and technologies to gather, store, analyze, and provide access to data for business decisions.
  • Knowledge of basic application design activities and deliverables, with the ability to use application design methodologies, tools, and techniques to convert business requirements and logical models into a technical application design.
  • Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques for anticipating, recognizing, and resolving hardware, software, application, or operational issues.
Responsibilities
  • Support technical tasks related to business processes and applications.
  • Assist in gathering and analyzing business requirements and identifying technical gaps.
  • Participate in troubleshooting activities, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
  • Follow defined processes for risk assessment, corrective actions, and quality checks.
  • Share customer feedback with internal teams to improve products and services.
  • Support onboarding new products into the Construction Industries Helpline.
  • Stay current on product updates, releases, and system changes to ensure effective support coverage.
  • Develop and maintain working relationships with business partner technical support personnel and serve as the primary escalation point for technical issues.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with documentation and knowledge sharing.
  • Experience with earthmoving and heavy equipment technology, including Grade Control (2D/3D) and Payload.
  • Experience with Detect and Safety Systems.
  • Experience with Cat Command, Product Link, VisionLink, and technical knowledge of Caterpillar machines, engines, and generators.
  • Mechanical aptitude and the ability to understand machine systems, components, and operational behavior.
  • Experience with customer relationship management tools, Salesforce, or Microsoft Dynamics.

Caterpillar designs and manufactures heavy machinery and engines for construction, mining, energy, and rail projects. It sells heavy equipment, engines, parts, and services worldwide, and also provides financing options and aftermarket maintenance and repair. The company differentiates itself through its global scale, integrated sales-partssupport-financing ecosystem, and a large maintenance network that keeps customers’ fleets running. Its goal is to help customers complete large-scale projects safely, efficiently, and sustainably, while supporting communities and environmental responsibility through initiatives like the Caterpillar Foundation.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Irving, Texas

Founded

1925

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Q2 2026 sales hit $20.5 billion, up 24%, with record backlog.
  • Power-generation sales jumped 72% on data-center demand; management raised 2026 growth guidance.
  • Cat is restarting 10-megawatt gas engines, adding 1.5 gigawatts of capacity in 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Tariffs will cost $2.2-$2.4 billion in 2026, crushing margins and cash conversion.
  • Construction inventory reductions in Q4 2026 will hit dealer orders and North American shipments.
  • If data-center power demand normalizes before 2028, Cat's backlog will unwind painfully.

What makes Caterpillar unique

  • Cat's dealer network spans 190 countries, locking parts, service, and uptime.
  • RPMGlobal and Skycatch acquisitions deepen mining software, autonomy, and site-intelligence integration.
  • 59% of the $72.1 billion backlog delivers within 12 months, signaling demand visibility.

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Benefits

Annual incentive bonus plan

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

401k savings plan

Health savings account (HSA)

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

2%
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Aug 12th, 2026
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Aug 11th, 2026
Caterpillar's $72B backlog stretches to 2030 as data centre demand outpaces production capacity

Caterpillar surpassed $20 billion in quarterly sales for the first time in Q2 2026, yet its stock has dropped 6.5% over three months. The company faces a production constraint rather than a demand problem, with its backlog reaching $72 billion and lead times for gas engines extending into late 2028 and 2029. The manufacturer is addressing capacity limits by restarting a mothballed engine platform and converting existing facilities. Power generation sales to end users jumped 72% in Q2 2026, driven primarily by data centre demand. Management raised its full-year sales growth outlook to mid- to high teens from low double digits. However, dealers are expected to reduce Construction Industries inventory by over $1 billion in Q4 2026. The stock currently trades 21% below its 52-week high, with implied volatility at the 80th percentile of its trailing one-year range.

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