Solar Turbines

Prin Supplier Tech Engineer

San Diego, CA

$120,299-$180,449

About This Job

Career Area:

Supply Chain and Logistics

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.

Role Definition

Assesses the supplier quality and drives process improvement to decrease product defects and ensure products are in compliance with manufacturing specifications and standards.

The Supplier Tech Engineer will be supporting Engine Fabrication group.

Products and commodities include complex fabricated sheet metal parts and precision-machined components, welded assemblies and tubular structures. Main processes include forming, cutting, shaping, bending, machining (conventional and non-conventional), stamping, welding, heat treating, braze, non-destructive testing, fluorescent penetrant and x-ray inspection.

Responsibilities

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Ensure quality of received components by reviewing supplier provided data against drawing requirements.

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Generating reports on supplier quality, by monitoring their defect rates and areas that can lead to potential flaws; Guiding suppliers to reduce these defect rates.

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Researching the potential vendors, assessing their manufacturing environment, practices, and procedures; Conducting supplier quality control audits to ensure compliance with organizational policies and quality certifications (ISO, NADCAP).

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Supporting suppliers in improving their performance through process enhancements, implementing process controls, and developing quality assurance plans.

Skill Descriptors

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Level: Extensive Experience

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Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.

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Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.

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Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.

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Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.

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Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.

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Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

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. Level: Extensive Experience

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Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.

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Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.

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Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.

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Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.

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Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.

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Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.

Process Improvement: Understanding and insight into evaluating current product quality and production methods and ability to maintains focus on the continuous improvement of processes, products and services. Level: Extensive Experience

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Streamlines the critical workflow for executing key processes.

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Sets priorities for addressing process problems that limit performance.

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Develops methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.

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Monitors external sources for applicable new methods and controls.

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Analyzes findings from improvement cycles to ensure success of interventions.

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Coaches others to develop the skills to improve processes.

Product Quality Assurance: Knowledge of product quality assurance; ability to use tools, techniques and methodologies assuring the quality of development for and manufacturing of products. Level: Extensive Experience

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Advises others on the strengths and weaknesses of alternative quality assurance methodologies.

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Consults on the optimal matching of quality assurance tools to specific products or product groups.

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Interprets QA failures, analyzes the underlying causes and estimates associated costs.

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Implements quality assurance processes for multiple hardware products.

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Conducts and directs quality reviews and audits.

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Oversees the activities and documentation associated with the preparation, administration, validation, and publications of QA audits.

Value Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques for conducting value engineering; ability to use this knowledge to improve the value of a project at the lowest cost. Level: Working Knowledge

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Assesses business needs and requirements to determine potential value improvement processes.

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Assists in evaluating value alternatives that provide the greatest value advantage to accomplish the required tasks.

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Conducts functional analysis to determine the importance and value of project functions.

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Documents the outcomes of different stages of the value analysis process.

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Uses Functional Analysis System Technique (FAST) diagrams and related techniques to determine the correlations between functions and the associated impact on costs.

Manufacturing Standards, Procedures and Policies: Knowledge of organizational standards, procedures and policies in manufacturing activities; ability to plan, guide, and monitor manufacturing processes for compliance. Level: Extensive Experience

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Consults on development and implementation of cross-functional standards.

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Participates in the development of organizational policies and practices.

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Develops and uses control and monitoring mechanisms for adherence.

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Collaborates with other functions on establishing and documenting joint standards.

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Participates in defining architectural principles and standards for organization.

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Ensures communication vehicles are effectively informing affected areas and employees.

Supplier Management - MFG: Knowledge of processes and methods to effectively manage business relationships and transactions with suppliers of raw materials or product components; ability to apply related knowledge, experience, and skills into real practice. Level: Extensive Experience

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Facilitates supplier partnering arrangements that share risk and reward.

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Monitors supplier performance; works to resolve discrepancies between performance and agreements.

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Develops quality standards and controls for suppliers.

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Builds and maintains partnerships with multiple and/or large suppliers.

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Evaluates issues and terminates supplier relationships as appropriate; works with legal departments.

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Ensures the fulfillment of report and record-keeping requirements.

Supplier Evaluations and Certification: Knowledge of supplier evaluations and certification; ability to identify the methods, tools and documentation for evaluating, selecting and certifying vendors, suppliers and partners. Level: Extensive Experience

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Evaluates potential suppliers for a wide variety of products.

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Develops a preferred suppliers list for selection and evaluation.

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Designs key aspects of and processes for evaluating a supplier's capabilities.

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Compares and contrasts alternative methods and tools for the evaluation of organizations and products.

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Analyzes and resolves supplier product quality, support, or pricing problems.

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Works with multiple evaluation, selection, and certification initiatives.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience in a manufacturing environment.

Understanding of machining, heat treatment, sheet metal forming and welding. Engineering Degree with 5+ years of experience, or in lieu of a degree, 10 years of manufacturing experience.

Manufacturing, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering degree preferred.

Summary Pay Range:

$120,299.00 - $180,449.00

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

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Disability benefits

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Life Insurance

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Parental leave

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Adoption benefits

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Tuition Reimbursement

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

May 9, 2025 - May 23, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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