Technical Regulatory Compliance Engineering Specialist

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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.

Technology is a competitive differentiator. We collaborate with partners across the enterprise to advance technologies including autonomy and automation, which helps enhance site safety, productivity and efficiency across customer operations worldwide.  

Our focus isn’t just on what we build, but how we build it. We scale technology solutions across the business. We spearhead product development tools and processes. We collaborate with our partners to provide a seamless experience for our customers. We are obsessed with speed, simplicity and customer outcomes. 

Cat Technology also owns enterprise-wide initiatives in innovation, research and development, manufacturing automation and advanced materials, ensuring Caterpillar continues to lead the industry in technological excellence and engineering innovation. 

The key role of the Technical Regulatory Compliance Engineering Specialist is that of principal contributor on a design or CPPD team responsible for development of safety and compliance related aspects of a product, process or both. This position contributes to Enterprise regulatory compliance teams, develops solutions for complex technical engineering problems, and may be accountable for the design or improvement of complex systems or processes.

Specific duties include understanding, interpreting and participating in the development of various international standards, engaging in advocacy efforts on regulatory policies, conducting training for internal product system or component teams, facilitating control system safety assessments and product safety risk assessments, participating in design reviews and consulting with engineering design teams, auditing hardware and software assessments and participating in projects to further improve efficiency of the work group.

What You Will Do:

• This position is focused on providing Control System Functional Safety and Machinery Product Safety Risk Assessment support.
• Contributes to Enterprise regulatory compliance and safety teams, as well as committees or groups outside of the company.
• This role has several peers performing similar activities in support of all Caterpillar products, who all report to a Functional Safety and Risk Assessment manager.
• Must demonstrate the ability to develop and perform on a complex project or program.
• Direct work with other units, suppliers, customers, and teams which requires the incumbent to demonstrate skills 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, costs, sales, and customer perceptions. 
• Keeping up to date with regulatory compliance requirements and technology and developing increased technical breadth and/or depth.

What You Will Have:

Data Gathering & Analysis

• Collects and synthesizes data from multiple sources using standard tools and techniques.
• Documents and evaluates data to support informed conclusions and recommendations.
• Identifies and reports issues in the data collection process.

Product Development Best Practices

• Understands and applies product development best practices to improve quality and cost efficiency.
• Identifies relevant methodologies and their benefits to the organization.
• References and interprets best practice documentation for assigned tasks.

Risk Management

• Recognizes key categories of business risk and their potential impact.
• Applies basic risk management practices and tools to mitigate exposure.
• Leverages organizational resources to support risk avoidance and control.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail

• Processes complex information with a high degree of accuracy and quality assurance.
• Balances speed and precision while implementing cross-checking techniques.
• Contributes to continuous improvement of accuracy standards and pr