Test & Validation Technologist

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Test & Validation Technologist for the Facilities Engineering & Operations Support Team, this role is to maintain facility systems supporting engine testing and battery development. The focus of the position is system troubleshooting and identification of root cause failures, to schedule and perform repairs as needed, order and maintain inventory of parts, and document maintenance and repair of facility systems. The incumbent will be responsible for leading Facility Service Requests (FSRs), which are unique designs that adapt facility systems to the device under test (DUT) to achieve the desired result. This position is at Caterpillar’s North American Global Engine Development Facility located at the Mossville Technical Center, Building L. The building is 336,000sq/ft, providing 101 testing locations for engines and battery development. The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining facility systems supplied to these test locations, working closely with other facility staff members to verify and validate system functionality and process control.

Requirements

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
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.
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.
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.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
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.
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.

Responsibilities

Assisting to resolve issues regarding 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.