Electronics Hardware engineer

Electrical Engineer 3 - 86971-1
Chillicothe, IL
12 months

Job Description
Electronic component project engineer, serve full-time, in-office capacity in this role. Below are the key roles and deliverables of this position within CAT Legacy electronics systems engineering:
Project Engineer – Legacy Engineering & Sustainment

Role:
The Electronic component project engineer is responsible for executing component and system level sustainment, obsolescence mitigation, and design control activities for legacy electronic products.
Working under the direction of a Project Lead or Engineering Manager, the Project Engineer executes technical projects/tasks related to product sustainment, component lifecycle management, engineering change execution, and validation support, collaborating closely with cross functional teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities:
- Project Execution and Technical Leadership:
- Execute assigned legacy sustainment and obsolescence mitigation tasks/projects in alignment with approved plans
- Own technical deliverables for assigned components or design families, including analysis, documentation, and reviews
- Support project schedules by completing tasks on time and escalating risks or blockers early
- Maintain accurate engineering records and documentation

Component Sustainment and Obsolescence Support:
- Identify and assess risks related to component end of life, supplier discontinuations, and long lead time parts
- Support mitigation activities such as component Last time buys, alternate part identification, and redesign efforts
- Maintain and update component sustainment plans and lifecycle status using Client proprietary tools.

Design Control and Engineering Governance:
- Execute tasks under established design control processes, including documentation updates and technical reviews
- Support design control transfers, supplier changes, and engineering ownership transitions
- Prepare engineering evidence to support design decisions, design deviations, or change approvals
- Ensure engineering outputs meet Client design control and documentation standards

Validation and Technical Analysis:
- Support component and system validation activities, including EMC, vibration, environmental, and functional testing
- Coordinate with internal and external labs to execute test plans and collect results
- Analyze test data and summarize findings to support sustainment or replacement decisions
- Utilize standard engineering tools and validation equipment as required
- Participate in NPI review meetings and provide validation coverage and test results to stake holders

Supplier & Cross -Functional Collaboration:
- Work with suppliers to resolve technical issues and phase out notifications
- Support supplier assessments and technical reviews as needed
- Collaborate with system teams, quality, supply chain, and manufacturing partners
- Participate in project reviews, design reviews, and sustainment meetings
- Quality, Compliance & Continuous Improvement
- Support regulatory and compliance activities (e.g., RoHS, CE, and other applicable standards)
- Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and corrective action efforts
- Identify opportunities to improve data quality, processes, and engineering execution

Top candidates will have following experience:
- Experience working in legacy or NPI electronic hardware platforms
- Knowledge of Client electronic control modules, telematics solutions and display hardware
- Experience working in Client and utilizing Client proprietary tools
- Exposure to obsolescence management, component sustainment, or supply continuity activities
- Familiarity with validation testing and lab coordination
- Experience working with global or cross functional engineering teams

Location: AC building, Mossville

Remote Work : No

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:
- Electronic Component Project Engineer

Reason/motivation for request:
- Backfill

Why Client? “Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Client. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Client travels and help people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters.”

Why this Role?
- This role is a great fit for engineers who enjoy working on real world, long lifecycle products and solving complex sustainment challenges. It offers the opportunity to make an impact by keeping mature and legacy systems reliable, compliant, and available despite component obsolescence and supply chain constraints. The role provides strong technical ownership, broad cross functional exposure, and hands on experience with lifecycle management, engineering change, validation, and supplier collaboration—making it ideal for building deep engineering judgment while developing a system level perspective.

Typical task breakdown:
- Support sustainment and obsolescence mitigation projects for legacy components, including risk assessment, alternate part evaluation, and documentation updates
- Support engineering changes by updating BOMs, coordinating validation/testing, and preparing technical evidence for design reviews
- Collaborate with suppliers and cross functional teams to resolve component availability issues and ensure long term product support

Interaction with team:
- Participating in project discussions.
- Proactively attend obsolescence meetings and provide updates on project/task status.
- Need to work with team of 9 people in US and 13 people in India and China

Team Structure
- Team of 22(US, India and China) engineers working on sustainment and obsolescence management of legacy electronic and electrical systems across Client products.

Work environment:
- Full time In-Office position

Education & Experience Required:
- Years of experience: 4 years
- Degree requirement: Bachelors or Masters
- Do you accept internships as job experience: No
- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: No

Top 3 Skills
Experience working in NPI projects
Component obsolescence and sustainment knowledge
Communication skills

Additional Technical Skills
Electronic systems knowledge

Soft Skills
Communication skills, Agile

Disqualifiers/Red Flags/Overqualifications:
- If previous job performance is below Met

Travel Requirement: 0-25% Chicago, Il
Export Control Requirements: YES

Prashanth Mogusani ​​​​

Sr. Recruiter

Harvey Nash

US & Canada Market

(615) 219-6197