Engineering Specialist - Electrification Validation
Caterpillar

Job Info

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Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Caterpillar's Resource Industries Electrification team is at the forefront of developing key technologies to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world. Our innovative products are shaping the future of electrified mine sites globally.

The goal of the team is to sufficiently mitigate top risks, ensure requirements are met, drive the products to meet reliability targets and ultimately support the customers' needs, including safety expectations and regulatory requirements.

As an Engineering Specialist for Resource Industries Electrification, you will champion the application of proactive and predictive engineering methods to determine product reliability of the base machine, stationary and dynamic charging, and L8 level systems. You will plan and design validation controls performed virtually, in component and system labs, at Tucson Proving Ground (TPG), and in the field at customer locations. You will interpret customers' safety expectations and regulatory requirements and drive electrification solutions across Resource Industries Operations and Products (RIOP) products. The engineering specialist will work with machine value stream teams, design teams and L4/L5 component teams to manage requirements and systems architectures across a broad range of machines. You will also develop common, scalable, and modular components for use by the RIOP machine value stream teams in their NPI programs.

What you will do:

• Collaborate with product groups to define and negotiate system requirements.

• Develop validation plans for electrification product through FMEAs and validation planning workshops.

• Support field validation to ensure deliverables meet customer and technical requirements.

• Provides technical support to marketing, sales, suppliers and team members throughout the product development and implementation process.
• Evaluates new product designs for technical feasibility and compliance with technical standards.

Degree Requirement: Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

What skills you will have:

Technical Excellence: Experience in designing, maintaining, or validating machine systems for Resource Industries products.

Product Testing: Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of product problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Ability to deliver an effective presentation to leadership.

Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing environment.

Top Candidates will also have:

Experience in electrification, electronics, or safety and regulations.

Additional Information:

The primary location for this position is Tucson, AZ, or Mossville, IL.

Domestic relocation assistance is available.

This position may require 10%-25% travel.

Sponsorship is not available.

What you will get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

Competitive Base Salary

Annual incentive bonus plan*

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

401k savings plan

Health savings account (HSA)

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short and long-term disability coverage

Life Insurance

Paid parental leave

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details:

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

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Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.
Posting Dates:
December 2, 2024 - December 14, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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