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: **
The **Manufacturing Engineer **assists with technical analysis of manufacturing processes in all aspects of production, costs, quality, compliance with safety guidelines, and environmental requirements for manufacturing. Participating in identifying and implementing enhancements and modifications to equipment and processes. Monitoring equipment and process reliability; identifying and addressing problem areas. Providing coaching and development for operations technical staff and support areas.
Providing engineering support on planning, development, operation, and maintenance of equipment, processes, or facilities.
. This role is hands‑on, plant‑floor focused, and critical to sustaining stable, efficient manufacturing operations.
What You Will Do:
- Analyze and follow blueprints/drawings to ensure product and customer specifications.
- Assist manufacturing operations team in modifying tooling/equipment for continuous improvement.
- Responsible for tracking of Capital projects (CAPEX).
- Responsible for ensuring the correct use of tools/materials to ensure the correct use.
- Apply and explain to manufacturing operations specifications of prints and ensure the correct procedure to follow them.
- Assist in assessing risks, benefits and alternatives.
- Develop new manufacturing technologies in the manufacturing process.
- Be responsible for collecting data, such as safety findings, quality problems, daily output and root cause analysis.
Education requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field preferred
- Continuous improvement methodologies: Lean, Six Sigma, PDCA, 8D, SWOT, Pareto, fishbone diagram.
- Blueprint reading and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
- Familiar with MS Office packages, Autocad, Visualization software.
- Data analysis applied to manufacturing.
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Values of Integrity, Excellence, good communication, strong commitment, teamwork, and a high degree of service
- Equivalent manufacturing engineering experience will be considered.
- Advanced English proficiency for cross‑site and global collaboration.
What skills you will have:
- Manufacturing Processes: Knowledge of existing product manufacturing methods, technologies and processes; ability to execute, plan, manage and monitor the entire manufacturing process.
- Lean Manufacturing: Knowledge of the philosophy, principles, and implementation approaches of lean manufacturing; ability to integrate and implement lean manufacturing philosophy into existing production and management processes.
- Decision Making & Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Judgment and Decision Making: Knowledge of the decision-making process; ability to carefully evaluate the impact of emerging business situations and choose the best path forward communicating actions and activities that maximize organizational performance.
- Manufacturing Equipment: Knowledge of the electrical, mechanical and logistics equipment used in manufacturing; ability to safely operate, maintain, update and store them.
**Additional Information: **
- This position will be in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon
- This position is six-days a week subject to changes and willingness to work sporadically on weekends.
- Requires working weekends, based on business continuity needs.
- Domestic relocation assistance is NOT available for this position.
- Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
- This position may require up to 25% travel.
- Do not forget to include a resumé in English in your profile in Workday.
Posting Dates:
May 18, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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