Caterpillar engineers conceptualize ideas that become real-world products and solutions — and make progress possible around the globe.
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Our engineering team is made up of problem solvers, innovators, and go-getters from every discipline, including chemical, electrical, material, mechanical, and metallurgical. Their work touches virtually every area of our company, from product design to software development.
We encourage our engineers to explore various opportunities within our organization through our rotational program, and provide a variety of professional growth and volunteer opportunities, like STEM outreach in local schools to help inspire the next generation of engineers.
We solve problems for our customers across industries, like oil and gas, mining, electric power, construction and more. Experts in fields ranging from battery and fuel cell technology to energy policy work together to push the boundaries of electrification and make innovative energy solutions a reality for data centers.
We're best known for our iron, but we've been a leader in innovative technology for more than 30 years, too. Our autonomous vehicles are working on three continents have traveled hundreds of millions of kilometers. See where we’ve been — and where you can help us go in the future.
“It’s amazing to be able to work in an architectural framework where we can negotiate between speed to market and a solid application — software that is well-built, well-designed, well-tested. I find this negotiation both challenging and exhilarating.”
“The guiding principles for my team focus on the customer. We want to make sure everything we’re working on from a component standpoint that fit into an application delivers value, and solves a problem uniquely for that customer.”
Building the future starts with investing in people – especially those just beginning to imagine what’s possible. Today, 12 students from Keller ISD and Arlington ISD are part of Caterpillar's Student Trainee Program, contributing to teams across our Irving Headquarters and SPM Fort Worth locations.
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From first welds to mentoring the next generation, meet two Decatur welders whose Career Pathways journeys show how skills, grit, and teamwork come together at Caterpillar.
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Jean began her Caterpillar story over 30 years ago in Decatur as a UT Inspector on second shift, initially joining as a contract employee. Within a year, she was hired full-time, bought a home, and settled into a path that would take her across the world. These are her tips for growing your career.
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