Research and Development Engineer (W2 Requirement)

Technical Skills

(Required)

• 10+ years of experience in development of customized reporting, project work with PowerBI or Tableau or related
• PowerBI Experience
• Moderate Excel Experience
• Analytical Skills
• Customer interaction excellent communication
• Telematics or CAT Digital experience

(Desired)

• CAT Digital Experience

Summary:

The main function of a research engineer is to research and investigate the design, functionality and maintenance of products, equipment, systems and processes. A typical research engineer has the ability to make engineering drawings, and read and interpret blueprints.

Job Responsibilities:

• Research, design, develop, manufacture, and test tools, engines, machines and other mechanical devices.
• Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals to determine time and cost feasibility to complete projects.
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation and make recommendation to maintenance crew.
• Assist drafters in developing the structural design of products using tools, equipment or software.
• Oversee installation, operation, maintenance and repair to ensure that machines and equipment are installed and functioning according to specifications.
• Implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.

Skills:

• Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, analytical and problem solving ability.
• Team player and detail oriented.
• Displays attributes of a critical thinker and leverages innovative ideas.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback.
• Expert ability to make sketches, engineering drawings and common computations.
• Expert ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawing, schematics and computer-generated reports.
• Previous experience with computer applications and software related to engineering field, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD).

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 10+ years of experience in leading data analytics team, data mining, development of customized reporting, project work (Analytical or Digital).

Story Behind the Need Business Group & Key Projects

• Position s Contributions to Work Group
• Team culture
• Surrounding team & key projects
• Purpose of this team
• Reason for the request Position s Contributions to Work Group:
• Support customer facing dashboards, troubleshoot data quality issues, document requirements and lead meetings and give feedback to customers.

Typical Day or Week in the Role

• Typical task breakdown and rhythm
• Interaction level with team
• Work environment description Typical task breakdown:
• Learn and build expertise in the VisionLink/ProductLink/Cat Telematics eco-system
• Troubleshoot, identify and correct Cat Telematics issues, where possible
• Clearly communicate identified issues to business partners, dealers, customers and others
• Utilize in-house tools to monitor customer telematics & provide feedback on improvements
• Develop/assist in development of dashboards/tools for monitoring
• Develop and maintain tools, dashboards, and/or reports for EM team as assigned
• Willingness to dig into details and work across organization to identify root causes, escalate issues as necessary and report out to management
• Desire, ability and motivation to work effectively to achieve high level targets without constant follow-up
• Ability to provide self-motivation
• Desire to maintain responsibility over defined customers, targets, and/or deliverables
• Willingness to report out on progress towards goals & deliverables on a regular basis
• Potential to build customer reports through PowerBI and/or Excel.