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.

Role Definition
Implements and improves testing, development and validation techniques, processes, tooling and machinery to maximize product quality.

Responsibilities
•    Resolving issues regarding the design or manufacturing. Ensuring design acceptance and manufacturing readiness.
•    Participating in the adoption of new technologies and processes (automation, robotics, computer aided manufacturing software, etc.) to achieve greater efficiency, cost reduction and quality improvement.
•    Planning and improving testing procedures and operations to make the test more reliable, efficient and cost-effective.
•    Monitoring results, machine and process capabilities and performance reliability. 
•    Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum or equivalent experience working in an Engineering function.

Degree Requirement
Degree or equivalent experience desired

Skill Descriptors
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with 
high levels of precision.
 Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
•    Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
•    Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
•    Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
 Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
•    Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
•    Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
•    Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.

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.
 Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process.
•    Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made.
•    Names decision makers in own environment and cites examples of past decisions.
•    Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
 Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Describes non-verbal behaviors that influence the interpretation of the message.
•    Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
•    Explains the importance of effective business communication.
•    Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
 Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Uses a structured approach in analyzing and resolving technical problems.
•    Seeks opportunities for continual learning to maintain technical competence in pursuit of technical excellence.
•    Provides examples or case studies demonstrating technical excellence in actual business scenarios.
•    Pursues, prepares for and assumes new technical assignments and challenges.Management

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.
 Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Identifies project management tools and requirements within own function.
•    Describes the key objectives, phases and deliverables of a current project.
•    Explains the concepts of phase, activity, task, and deliverable.
•    Gives examples of critical paths in projects.

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.
 Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Describes key features and aspects of a specific testing discipline or methodology.
•    Describes common errors that are uncovered by product testing.
•    Cites examples of testing tools and practices currently in use.
•    Names key documentation (paper, audio, video) required during the testing process.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product development environment.
 Level Basic Understanding: 
•    Explains where to locate basic help facilities and troubleshooting guides.
•    Discusses basic concepts behind a systematic approach to solving technical problems.
•    Identifies available resources and support systems for troubleshooting.
•    Describes problem identification, reporting and escalation procedures.

Posting Dates:

January 23, 2026 - January 27, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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