Is Caterpillar a good company to work for as a Associate Design Engineer?

Associate Design Engineer professionals working at Caterpillar have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 100 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Caterpillar employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Associate Design Engineer Jobs at Caterpillar now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Associate Design Engineer interview questions at Caterpillar .

Does Caterpillar pay Associate Design Engineer employees well?

Associate Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Caterpillar with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 100 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Associate Design Engineer salaries at Caterpillar.

How happy are Associate Design Engineer professionals working at Caterpillar?

69% of Associate Design Engineer employees at Caterpillar would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 12% in the past 12 months. Associate Design Engineer professionals have also rated Caterpillar with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Caterpillar?

Engineer (298) , Software Engineer (143) , Design Engineer (123) , Intern (115) , Manufacturing Engineer (115) , Senior Engineer (104) , Associate Engineer (100) , Manager (98) , Project Manager (74) , Estagiário (72) , Mechanical Engineer (64) , Warehouse Associate (60) , Engineering Manager (58) , Section Manager (57) , Internship (53)

What are the pros of working at Caterpillar according to real employee reviews?

"Good Working Quality and Benefits" ((in 641 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 576 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 501 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 286 reviews)); "Great opportunities for different product and learning" ((in 164 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Caterpillar according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 295 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when economic times are bad" ((in 159 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 128 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 100 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 78 reviews))

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4.1

69% would recommend to a friend

(100 total reviews)

Joe Creed

Not enough data to show CEO approval

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Associate Design Engineer employees have rated Caterpillar with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 100 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate Design Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Caterpillar is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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5.0

Jul 15, 2026

Stable field with good management but slow bureaucracy

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stable field Good management The

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Slow Beuracratic The The The

3.0

Jun 25, 2026

Strong work culture but slow growth potential

Associate design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work culture, very good work life balance, great name for the resume.

Cons

Slow growth, not so great peer group.

Caterpillar Response

Thank you for taking a moment to share your experience. We are happy to hear that you are experiencing a great work culture and work-life balance here at Caterpillar. As we look for ways to improve, your feedback is valued.

5.0

Apr 28, 2026

Great company with solid foundation

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Career Development, Seniors supervision,get to work on best in class machines

Cons

Processes alignments and enterprise startergy

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