Test & Validation Engineer

Caterpillar; Mossville (IL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an Engineer to support the Large Power Systems Division (LPSD) with engine compliance, certification, and testing across diesel, DGB, and gas engine programs.

You will coordinate audits, develop technical documentation, and ensure data accuracy for regulatory reporting and compliance. Collaborating with compliance, engine performance, mechatronics, and certification teams, you’ll help ensure product performance and regulatory alignment while maintaining traceability

Qualifications

• High accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
• Ability to make informed decisions using data and analysis.
• Effective communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Technical excellence in engineering principles and automotive systems.
• Experience with project management to plan and monitor initiatives.
• Knowledge of product testing methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Support Assurance of Supply compliance initiatives.
• Support regulatory test-data reporting requirements.
• Coordinate and support internal and external audits and certification testing for LPSD diesel, DGB, and gas engines.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation representing engine operation, performance, and control strategies for certification and compliance reporting.
• Collect, organize, review, and communicate technical data required for compliance and certification activities.
• Collaborate with compliance, certification, engine performance, mechatronics, and LPSD EPRC teams across multiple locations and workstreams.
• Serve as a technical liaison to help ensure documentation, testing data, and compliance requirements are communicated accurately and completed on schedule.
• Support testing and validation activities and evaluate results to help ensure product performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements are met.
• Identify and resolve technical or documentation issues that could affect testing, certification, compliance, or program execution.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy and traceability when preparing technical records and regulatory documentation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Decision making

Effective communication

Technical excellence

Project management

Product testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical/Controls Engineering

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.

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 don’t just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen. Together, we are building a better world so we can all enjoy living in it. Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team that cares not just about the work we do, but also about each other. We make progress and innovation happen, helping our customers build a better, more sustainable world.

Job Summary

As an Engineer supporting the Large Power Systems Division (LPSD), you will help drive engine compliance, certification, and testing activities across diesel, Dynamic Gas Blending (DGB), and gas engine programs. This role will support Assurance of Supply (AOS) PRC activities, regulatory test-data reporting, certification testing, and internal and external audits. You will work closely with compliance, certification, engine performance, and mechatronics teams to develop accurate technical documentation, coordinate required testing and data, and help ensure engine performance and control strategies are appropriately represented for regulatory and compliance purposes.

What You Will Do

• Support Assurance of Supply compliance initiatives.
• Support regulatory test-data reporting requirements.
• Coordinate and support internal and external audits and certification testing for LPSD diesel, DGB, and gas engines.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation representing engine operation, performance, and control strategies for certification and compliance reporting.
• Collect, organize, review, and communicate technical data required for compliance and certification activities.
• Collaborate with compliance, certification, engine performance, mechatronics, and LPSD EPRC teams across multiple locations and workstreams.
• Serve as a technical liaison to help ensure documentation, testing data, and compliance requirements are communicated accurately and completed on schedule.
• Support testing and validation activities and evaluate results to help ensure product performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements are met.
• Identify and resolve technical or documentation issues that could affect testing, certification, compliance, or program execution.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy and traceability when preparing technical records and regulatory documentation.

Degree Requirement

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred. A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline is also acceptable.

What you will have

• Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Working knowledge and understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Working 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: Working knowledge and 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: Working knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• Project Management: Working 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.
• Product Testing: Working knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Experience with engine performance and engine control strategies.
• Previous experience supporting engine certification, regulatory compliance, or certification testing.
• Experience creating engineering, controls-strategy, certification, or compliance documentation.
• Experience collecting and organizing technical data for regulatory compliance and certification activities.
• Strong technical documentation skills with the ability to translate complex engine operation and performance information into clear, accurate records.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating across multiple engineering teams, business units, and workstreams.
• Strong communication skills with experience serving as a liaison between technical teams and compliance or certification organizations.
• Experience working with diesel, gas, or DGB engine systems.
• Interest in long‑term leadership opportunities and technical development.

Additional Information

This position requires the selected candidate to work on-site five days a week in the Mossville, IL facility.

Domestic relocation provided. Visa sponsorship is NOT provided.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Pay Range

Summary Pay Range: $97,530.00 - $146,290.00

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
• 401(k) savings plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Health Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
• Career Development
• Incentive bonus
• Disability benefits Life Insurance Parental leave Adoption benefits Tuition Reimbursement

Posting Dates

November 9, 2026 - November 22, 2026

EEO/DEI

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

Culture

There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.