Manufacturing Project Engineer

Caterpillar — Lafayette, Indiana

Career Area: Manufacturing 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. Job Summary: Join a world-class manufacturing team as a Manufacturing Project Engineer in Lafayette, Indiana, where you will support process development projects that improve safety, quality, velocity, and cost across manufacturing operations. In this role, you will partner with internal teams and external suppliers to drive productivity, implement plant-wide systems, and strengthen process capability. You will help assess product and process feasibility, support automation and robotics initiatives, and guide engineers and operators toward smarter, more efficient production outcomes. JOB RELATED STATISTICS: Number of concurrent projects: 3-5 Scope of projects: Workgroup to BU Project’s budget: $5M to $25M What you will do: Lead or support major manufacturing projects that improve productivity, cost effectiveness, and plant performance. Implement and coordinate major systems across the plant to improve manufacturing flow, output, and operational effectiveness. Partner with suppliers to evaluate current and proposed product or process designs and determine feasibility, manufacturability, and improvement opportunities. Provide technical guidance to manufacturing engineers, technicians, and operators to help develop high-quality products and repeatable processes. Develop project scopes, estimates, schedules, contingency plans, and reporting methods to keep initiatives on track. Support capacity planning by translating production demand into resource,

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