Career Area:
Engineering
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Job Title: Senior Design Engineer
Grade: 23
Salary: £57,737 - £86,605
Location: Peterborough, UK– On-site 5 days a week
Benefits:
About E&ES
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
Caterpillar's Electrification & Energy Solutions (E&ES) Division is focused on delivering advanced electrified powertrain systems, zero-emission technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. We are building the next generation of electrified products that help our customers solve their toughest challenges and create a more sustainable future.
We are looking for a Senior Design Engineer to join the UK Rapid Electrification Development (RED) team within Electrification & Energy Solutions. The RED team designs, builds,validatesand deploys technical and commercial demonstrator machines, developing innovative electrified machine solutions that address real customer challenges.
This is a highly dynamic roleoperatingwithin empoweredtaskforce“team of teams” environments, where engineers work closely with customers, customer-facing teams, build teams and test facilities to rapidly develop and mature new machine electrification solutions. The successful candidate will combine strong technical capability withdemonstratedtechnical leadership, helping drive concept and detailed design activities frominitialidea through prototype validation and deployment.
Additional Info
This role offers exposure to a wide range of machine applications,technologiesand customer challenges. Engineers are expected to work closely with prototype hardware, build activities and validation programmes in a fast-paced development environment. Some travel may berequiredto support customer engagements, machineevaluationsand project activities.
What You Will Do
Lead concept and detailed design activities for electrified machine systems and subsystems, supporting projects from early concept development through prototype build and validation.
Provide technical leadership within cross-functional task-force teams, driving robust engineering decisions and effective problem resolution.
Work directly with customers and customer-facing teams to understand requirements, solve applicationchallengesand deliver practical engineering solutions.
Collaborate closely with build, validation and system integration teams to rapidly develop,testand improve demonstrator machines.
Contribute to mechanical and/or electrical system design activities, including system integration, packaging, low-voltageand high-voltage applications whereappropriate
Collaborate with compliance, regulatory and certification teams to ensure designs meet applicable market and product requirements, supporting successful machine deployment in target regions.
Lead the creation and updating of engineering project plans, providing regular updates tostakeholdersand communicating issues or roadblocks
Develop and communicate technical reports, design rationale, engineeringrecommendationsand project updates to support decision-making across project,customerand leadership teams.
Lead technical investigations, root causeanalysisand design reviews to improve machine performance, quality,durabilityand customer value.
Support and mentor engineers across project teams, helping develop technical capability and engineering excellence.
What You Have - Skills
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
Proventrack recorddelivering mechanical and/or electrical design solutions from concept through validation within a product development environment.
Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including influencing technical direction, drivingdecisionsand supporting multidisciplinary teams.
Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Experience using modern engineering design tools such as Creo or equivalent CAD systems, with a solid understanding of engineering drawings and product development processes.
Top Candidates Will Also Have - Knowledge of
Experience of electrified machine systems,ePowertraintechnologies, high-voltage and low-voltage architectures or system integration.
Exposure to prototype,demonstratoror pre-production product development environments.
Experience working closely with customers, suppliers, build teams and validation teams.
Knowledge of Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), and related engineering processes.
Experience developing products for regulated markets, including collaboration with compliance and certification teams to achieve market-specific approvals.
Additional information
The posting closes at 12am on the 9th July 2026
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.
Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. #LI
This position requires working onsite five days a week.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
July 2, 2026 - July 8, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
With 2024 sales and revenues of $64.8 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.
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