Job Description
Career Area: Engineering 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. About E&ES: Caterpillar’s Electrification & Energy Solutions (E&ES) Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified powertrains, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries. We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building. Job Summary: As an Engineering Project Team Leader on the Power Conversion & e-Powertrain Systems validation team, you will be joining an innovative team on the cutting edge of electrification. The Power Conversion team is focused on providing energy site solutions for our customers. The e-Powertrain System team is an electric powertrain solution partner for Caterpillar Inc.'s Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation segments' "prime product" groups. What You Will Do: Create a validation strategy and activity plan for the Power Conversion & e-Powertrain system products, collaboratively, with systems teams, lab teams, and global machine development groups to establish standard work. Activities should favor virtual , bench, and lab-based techniques. Drive usage of such tools such as the Failsafe Process and Validation FMEA’s to evaluate the effectiveness of the validation activity plan on critical failure modes, and direct activities to mitigate risk. As validation needs become known for which there is no robust method, the validation engineer must communicate the need and lead the effort to develop a new procedure. Creation of Proactive Reliability glide-paths Coordination and leadership of Simulation & Test Collaboration Workshops (STCWs) at system level, and participation in component, system, machine and/or site level events Prepare and present a Readiness Summary at Gates 2, 3, & 4 for the e-Powertrain L5 system Stay abreast of product new content and share w/ other appropriate L4, L5, & L6 Validation Leaders Obtain Validation Strategy and Commitment from Validation Leaders Provide guidance to product configurations for testing/validation. Management of development (NPI) issues Facilitation of issue resolution with design groups Communicate results to customers, suppliers, team members, and other business units Provide Technical guidance, effective training, relationship building, & engagement of other Validation Engineers and capture lessons learned What You Will Have: Technical Excellence : Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. Level Extensive Experience Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues. Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions. Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs. 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. Level Extensive Experience Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and systems problems. Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach. Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems. Product Testing: Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to plan and exec