PowerTrain Systems Integration Engineer

Location: Mossville, IL, USA, 61552Type: 24 months contract on W2 Industry: Engineering Equipment Manufacturing POSITION DESCRIPTIONEducation & Experience Required: Bachelor's (BS) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering 10+ years of relevant product (machine, system, or component) development experience 8+ years' experience with an MS or PhD in Engineering Required Technical Skills: Ability to interrogate existing system schematics and develop new electrical system layouts Creation of detailed electrical schematics, leveraging industry and client-developed standards Ability to apply principles of electrical theory to electric powertrain design Experience with design and simulation tools/software Desired Technical Skills: Experience in performance analysis and simulation at machine or system level Electric drive systems design, modeling and/or simulation (using tools such as Matlab, Simulink, etc.) Testing of electrical components, systems, machines Electric or mechanical drivetrain systems (design or simulation) Motor/generator systems (design or simulation) Power electronics/power conversion systems and controls (design or simulation) Power distribution design, including selection of protective components Hydraulic system design or simulation Machine or systems controls development/validation Required Soft Skills: Strong collaboration and communication skills to efficiently work with process partners and internal customers Desired Soft Skills: Experience mentoring less experienced engineers/team members Position's Contributions to Work Group: We have an exciting opportunity for a System Integration Engineer in Caterpillar's Electrification & Advanced Power Solutions Division. This position will work with experienced electric powertrain technical leads to understand customer, business, and regulation requirements and have accountability for developing ePowertrain solutions for construction and mining equipment to meet emissions reduction goals. Typical Task Breakdown: Develop electrified powertrain concepts Identify design/development leverage opportunities Optimize systems through simulation Conduct trade-off analysis using key metrics (performance, TCO, R&D investment) Complete detailed system design activities, in concert with component design owners Support development builds and validation Troubleshoot electric powertrain systems to resolve electrical and mechanical component and system challenges Interaction with Team: Daily interaction with project leads, peers, and subject matter experts Weekly interaction with internal process partners Travel Requirement: 0-25% (Tucson, other Caterpillar facilities) Work Environment: Primarily office, but will support lab work as dictated by the project Skills: Powertrain,schematics,Simulations

Created: 2026-03-07