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Enterprise Cross Functional
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Service Parts engineering interns provide support to various members of the Service Parts team. The team is responsible for providing replacement part solutions to customers with aging equipment. Primary areas of focus will be on electric motors, valves (check, control, ball, regulator, solenoid), pump/motor assemblies, fan assemblies, heat exchangers, and engine handling lift equipment.
Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Define part/assembly design, drawing creation (source control, retrofit kit) and dimensional review with proper part numbering and taxonomy
Collaboration with suppliers to define replacement part or assembly
Interface and collaborate with hydromechanical system design engineers and compliance engineering
Validate safe working load requirements as necessary
Validate hazardous area certification requirements
Define kits as required to bridge form/fit/function differences including installation instructions and creation of bills of material and routing
Part/assembly modeling as required
Manage certification tables in ERP systems and evaluate part certification requirements/status coding
Manage technical questions from the field
INFO code analysis and supporting documentation as required
Part end-of-life identification and documentation
Define component/assembly change documentation
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Posting Dates:
July 22, 2026 - August 14, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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