Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer's needs. Join us.
Description
To participate in the design and development of complex, major engineering product or process projects for release to production and direct engineering efforts to ensure products provide superior performance, durability, quality, and serviceability.
Job Duties
For Caterpillar, digital means using technology to extract data from our machines and engines and transform it into valuable recommendations or -insights,- to help customers make better, more informed decisions and help Caterpillar make robust products with the lowest total ownership cost. Our products generate and process large amounts of data from sensors, on-board models, and control algorithms in real-time creating real-world machine usage information. Verification/Validation Engineers are fully engaged in digital, both through a technical awareness of the digital components & systems which they test, and through expertly utilizing digital tools and methodologies when they plan and execute tests.
The key role of an Electronic Systems Verification/Validation Engineering Specialist is that of principal contributor of Product Quality deliverables associated with complex technical engineering problems. The incumbent may also be accountable for the improvement of processes. In addition to demonstrating technical expertise, a person in this position may be called on to act as a team and/or project leader, but major focus is on technical delivery. Directing work with other units, suppliers, customers, and teams require the incumbent to demonstrate skill in negotiation, building consensus, and achieving compromise. Impact of decisions made by this position may be far-reaching, to include the project team or immediate work group, division, and/or business unit, suppliers, internal and external customers, and Caterpillar markets. Decisions may significantly impact warranty, patents, products or processes, technology, and customer perceptions.
Typical Product Quality deliverables for the Electronic Systems Verification/Validation Engineering Specialist include:
Clarify product requirements and ensure alignment with appropriate stakeholders
Organize and facilitate FMEAs or functional/performance/behavior analyses
Assist in the creation of validation plans and define acceptance criteria
Evaluate existing validations controls, standard test procedures for effective risk mitigation
Execute and/or coordinate execution of product tests
Analyze test results and summarize conclusions
Document test conclusions with traceability
Track product development issues to completion
Communicate technical information to team members and other business units
Generate and present accurate reports for validation thoroughness, status, and results
Innovate for efficiency and contribute to establishing strategies & tools for new/updated processes
Keeping up with industry trends and new technology breakthroughs is essential and requires continuous learning through self/internet study as well as interaction with other engineers through conferences and papers. Engineers must manage their own development, continuously learning through experience and staying abreast of technology. Key skills to broaden at this level include knowledge of the NPI process, business understanding and customer value, technical project management, and communication skills. Experience in more than one engineering function is desirable, and experience in more than one business or service unit would be helpful.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Engineering related field and 7-11 years of job-related experience OR Master's degree in Engineering related field and 5-11 years of job-related experience
Experience in dSpace, Opal-RT, Python, Google Test, plant modeling, and/or regression testing
Top Candidates Will Also Have
Demonstrated expertise in operation and fault modes of: electronic sensors, actuators & other inductive loads, ECM componentry, communication networks (e.g. J1939/CAN/Ethernet), test automation, and instrumentations & data collection tools.
Demonstrated expertise in: control software design patterns and anti-patterns, programming, graphical programming environments, version management tools, and software development processes
Familiarity with on-machine proving ground validation, operator perspective, and machine work cycle
Additional Information
The location for this position is Mossville, IL, Alpharetta, GA, or Tucson, AZ
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
This position may require 10% travel
Visa sponsorship is available for this position
Employee benefit details
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 a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details
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Relocation is available for this position.
Visa sponsorship available for eligible applicants.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
There's more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee's contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we've built.
