R&D Engineer / Research Engineer 2

Job Title: Dev/Research Engineer 2

Duration: 12 months Contract with possible extension

Location: Green Valley, AZ 85614 Onsite role

Relocation: Fine with Relocation Candidates.

Candidates with a Master's degree is overqualified for this role.

Please focus on sourcing entry-level automotive test engineers.

Position's Contributions to Work Group:

• Support test and validation activities on large mining equipment.
• To support large mining equipment/mining equipment
• Test validation validating the functionality of the software; common area carrying out the requirements; system level testing; large mining truck; working with the mechanics

Candidate Value Proposition

Why Caterpillar?

For this role within your business group what stands out about this opportunity (ex exposure, skill development, etc)? Why Caterpillar? "Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you at Caterpillar. With 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Caterpillar travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities. Here, you can do the work that matters."

Typical task breakdown: Plan, execute, and document machine level testing.

Interaction with team: Daily interaction with engineers, mechanics, operators, instrumentation technicians, supply chain, and logistics.

Team Structure: 3 team leaders, several senior engineers, and several junior engineers.

Work environment:

• 20% office and 80% on your feet either in the shop or local field.
• PPE gear boots, glasses, uniform

Education & Experience Required:

• Years of experience: 2 years
• Degree requirement: B.S. engineering,
• no 2-year degrees,
• no Masters (overqualified)
• Do you accept internships as job experience: yes
• Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: mechanic, construction, landscaping

Top 3 Skills

• Attention to detail
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Away from the desk most of the time
• Hands on equipment
• Out around the equipment; heavy equipment
• Planning, executing, data acquisition work, documentation,
• General contractor project management role
• With Team leaders to direct day to day workers
• Hands on experience construction job, mechanical assignment, cars

Additional Technical Skills

(Required): Troubleshooting

(Desired): Data acquisition

Soft Skills

(Required): Communication

Disqualifiers/Red Flags/Overqualifications:

• Master's degrees
• Several years of experience 5+
• Heavy coding background