Platform Integration Lead Engineer

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.

Definition Lead Engineer – Platform Integration role is to provide technical leadership for the development and integration of next-generation power generation products. This role is responsible for the end-to-end technical integration of generator set and package platforms, ensuring that complex subsystems are delivered as a validated, compliant, cost-effective, and production-ready solution.  As the technical leader for the platform, you will drive system-level decision making, coordinate cross-functional engineering activities, and ensure successful execution from concept through production launch.  Responsibilities •    Lead end-to-end integration of generator set and power system platforms across mechanical, electrical, controls, cooling, structural, acoustic, fuel, and exhaust systems.    •    Own platform-level technical decisions, architecture, and integration trade-offs to achieve performance, quality, cost, and schedule targets.   •    Drive product development execution from concept through production launch, ensuring successful delivery of customer and business requirements.   •    Lead system design reviews, architecture reviews, DFMEA activities, and engineering readiness assessments.    •    Define and execute platform validation strategies, including thermal, structural, vibration, acoustics, electrical, durability, and compliance requirements  •    Provide technical leadership across cross-functional teams including Engineering, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality, Service, and Compliance.    •    Drive issue resolution, risk management, and technical escalation to ensure product readiness and successful program execution.    •    Champion quality, cost, and velocity objectives through strong systems engineering, integration discipline, and proactive problem solving.    •    Ensure adherence to engineering processes, documentation standards, DFMEA practices, and product governance requirements.    •    Communicate platform status, technical risks, and key decisions to leadership and stakeholders. Degree Requirement Degree required •    Requires a degree in an accredited in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering,   Skill Descriptors Products and Services: Knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.  Level Working Knowledge:  •    Obtains information about product and service linkages with other products and services elsewhere in organization. •    Researches the target market and how the product and services are sold and delivered. •    Explains current status, delivery alternatives and announced updates to products and services. •    Summarizes key features of major products or services in own unit. •    Assesses own unit's product alternatives, costs, and pricing. Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.  Level Extensive Experience:  •    Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions. •    Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues. •    Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.