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 639 reviews)); "Good work life balance and campany share scheme." ((in 574 reviews)); "Great people to work with on a daily basis and they make really neat products that help build the world." ((in 502 reviews)); "Good Culture and values." ((in 282 reviews)); "Great opportunities that can fulfill your career if your current assignment allows you to stick around long enough." ((in 161 reviews))

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

"Poor management and not observant" ((in 292 reviews)); "Massive layoffs when the economy is bad" ((in 165 reviews)); "Managers have too much authority to retaliate based on concerns you may have with compensation." ((in 124 reviews)); "It is very $$ driving, upper management does not care about their employee's only stock holders." ((in 99 reviews)); "No job security and job always being threatened" ((in 79 reviews))

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4.1

69% would recommend to a friend

(100 total reviews)

Joe Creed

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57% positive business outlook

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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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2.0

Oct 1, 2025

Meh

Design engineer

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good stepping stone into the engineering world

Cons

they have made some bad changes for work life balance

5.0

Sep 11, 2025

Great Culture

Associate design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture & work life balance

Cons

Nothing as such in caterpillar

5.0

Jul 29, 2025

Overall Great

Design engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Managers are great, work is demanding and rewarding.

Cons

Workload can be overwhelming with overtime being necessary

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