Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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Caterpillar’s BCP division is hiring for Senior Performance and Integration Engineer in Sanford, NC or Clayton, NC (CMDC).

Role Summary: This role provides technical and project leadership for the performance and integration of CTL, SSL, and CUL machine and Work Tool systems. The position leads complex, cross‑functional initiatives by building strong collaborative relationships across Product, Engineering, Software, and Manufacturing teams. With ownership of system‑level requirements, analysis, tuning, and validation, this role ensures the delivery of high‑quality, customer‑focused solutions.

What You’ll Do (Job Duties)

• Collaborate with customers and Product Teams to define and execute a multi‑generational product plan for CTL, SSL, and CUL machine and Work Tool systems.

• Develop, productionize, and support best‑in‑class machine performance and system integration through close collaboration with Product Engineering, Commercial, Engineering Systems, and Software teams.

• Partner with manufacturing locations to ensure in‑process validation meets defined customer and product requirements.

• Perform in‑application tuning of machine and tool systems and validate overall system functionality and performance.

• Lead the delivery of technology and integration projects by coordinating activities across cross‑functional teams.

• Mentor and develop engineers by sharing technical expertise, providing guidance on system integration and tuning, and fostering strong cross‑functional collaboration and engineering best practices.

• Deliver timely, high‑quality requirements, analysis, and tuning that impact products and processes, providing clear data‑driven recommendations to stakeholders.

• Stay current on emerging technologies and drive continuous improvement of tools, methods, and engineering practices.

What You Have (Core Skills)

• Process Management: Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.

• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

• Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

• Project Management: 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.

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Demonstrated ability to lead technology and integration projects by coordinating work across multiple cross functional teams, influencing outcomes through strong relationships rather than authority.

• Proven experience developing, integrating, and supporting complex machine or vehicle systems, with system level ownership of requirements, performance, and functional interactions.

• Handson experience tuning machine or vehicle systems in real-world applications and validating overall system functionality and performance to meet customer and product requirements.

• Requires a degree in accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum or equivalent industry experience.

Additional Details

• Work location: Sanford, NC or Clayton, NC (CMDC)

• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role

• Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this role.

• Travel: Potential for 20% travel mostly between Sanford and Clayton, NC

• This position requires 5 days per week in the office (M-F)

Summary Pay Range:

$147,760.00 - $221,640.00

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:

April 1, 2026 - April 21, 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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