Senior Test / Validation Engineer - Battery Team

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Job Description:

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Caterpillar’s Electrification + Energy Solutions (E+ES) Division is looking for a Senior Validation/Test Engineer to support the validation execution across multiple new product development and new technology investigation projects. The successful candidate will assume responsibility for delivering successful validation plans for Battery System products and components that enable electrification-based solutions for our customers. Primary responsibilities will include developing product risk assessments (design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) DFMEA, validation test plans and product validation metrics for new product introduction and in-production product improvement projects.   

Job Duties:

• Lead the execution of test plans for batteries systems within New Technology Introduction (NTI) and New Product Introduction (NPI) Programs.
• Collaborate with battery team members and other component teams, as well as internal and external test facilities, to complete component and pack validation and certifications.
• Support the FMEA and Validation Planning Workshop process.
• Maintain and regularly report out on product validation schedule and status to validation leadership.
• Contribute to the analysis of test failure discoveries and facilitate the verification of NPI issue resolution with design teams.
• Build relationships and leverage business unit and corporate validation experts
• Stay abreast of battery system industry product and testing trends.
• Champion our enterprise values, create vision and deliver on commitments

What you have:

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s in accredited Engineering field, Mechanical or Electrical preferred

Technical Excellence: Industry experience planning and testing of complex systems. Battery pack/rack or similar electrical integration systems are strongly preferred.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Experience writing technical documentation, specifically test procedures
• Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components.
• Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services.
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively with team members and others in the work group, as well in other units, customers, and suppliers

• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 ecosystem (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Visio, Teams, SharePoint)

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Processes large quantities of detailed information with high levels of accuracy.
• Productively balances speed and accuracy.
• Implements a variety of cross-checking approaches and mechanisms.
• Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards.
• Employs techniques for motivating employees to meet or exceed accuracy goals.
 

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 Extensive Experience:
• Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
• Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.

Product Testing: Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product qual