Sr. Engineer - Test​/Validation

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* ** 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 Inc. seeks Sr Engineer-Test/Validation at its facility located at 100 Sanford Street, East Peoria, IL 61611. Enhance development processes, tooling, and machinery to maximize product quality and ensure manufacturing readiness. Recommend and implement new technologies, including automation, robotics, and computer-aided manufacturing software, to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance quality.

Plan and refine testing procedures to ensure reliability, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Monitor machine and process capabilities, addressing performance reliability and excessive maintenance needs. Process large quantities of information accurately and productively, utilizing cross-checking mechanisms and quality assurance tools to meet or exceed accuracy goals. Organize and prioritize steps to resolve issues, assess options, and predict their impact. Provide technical solutions, estimate project costs and timelines, and engage subject matter experts to address challenges.

Coordinate test plans, including resources, strategies, schedules, processes, and tools. Collaborate with design teams to integrate testing considerations into system designs, develop test scenarios and scripts, and evaluate the business impact of failures. Match testing methodologies and tools to products, ensuring critical resolutions are timely. Lead SFMEA, PFMEA, RCCA processes, control plan development, and standard work improvements for heat treat areas.

Provide manufacturing technical support in process control, maintenance, and internal certification. Analyze systems, procedures, training, and equipment needs, recommending improvements. Collaborate with Facilities, Maintenance, EHS, Quality, and Operations teams to address ergonomic, safety, efficiency, and quality concerns. Lead capital projects (