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Job Title: Engineering Compliance Specialist

Salary/Grade: £51,736 - £64,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Location: Larne

Benefits:

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Up to 18% bonus

Car Allowance - £450pcm

Contributory pension scheme - Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 6%

Contributory share scheme - Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution.

Optional flexible benefits including access to health and dental care plans, EV car lease, holiday purchase.

Flexible working arrangements will be considered for this role, in-line with the needs of the business.

About EPD

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centres, municipalities, and more.

With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers.

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. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!

The opportunity

We are looking for an Engineering Compliance Specialist to join our Global Solutions Engineering (GSE) Group. This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role within the Caterpillar Electric Power engineering team.

The Global Solutions Engineering Group is responsible for the design and development of large gas and diesel electric power systems, enclosures and plant systems. This includes new product development, technical support for operations, processing of engineering changes, investigation & resolution of product quality issues.

Reporting into the Global Process Excellence Manager, you will be responsible for all Global Solutions Engineering Product and Process compliance worldwide to ensure products meet regulatory requirements while providing superior performance, durability, quality, and serviceability.

What you will do:

Ensure that all global solutions engineering products and processes comply with local and industry codes and standards worldwide such as UL2200 and Machinery Directive, Directive 2006/42/EC. Additionally, ensure that these products and processes meet Enterprise standards and manage any exceptions for the global solutions engineering team.

Remain current on product regulatory requirements and related technology standards and understand their application to Caterpillar products. Communicate changes in regulatory requirements to the global solutions engineering and support teams for global solutions products and processes.

Follow and utilize established processes and tools to collect, assess, and manage information in support of product certification and compliance.

Engage in engineering design reviews, and collaborate with process partners to ensure the development, validation and production of product that meets applicable product regulatory requirements.

Champion compliance for all products under GSE design control through collaboration with GSE leaders to ensure design processes incorporate compliance requirements.

Lead process improvement projects for global solutions engineering to ensure all products and processes are at the highest standard and quality.

What you have:

Product Engineering - Level Working Knowledge:

Design and development for electrical power products and systems or strong knowledge of product compliance.

Summarizes discrepancies and failures in all standard processes; reports them to management.

Troubleshoots technical problems during the engineering stage and discusses these problems with colleagues.

Researches the structure of target products using systems and tools such as Teamcenter, SAP and TIC to define and source accurate material and components for the project.

Risk Management - Level Basic Understanding:

Identifies major categories of business risks.

Utilizes regulatory compliance tools to manage product regulatory compliance risks.

Data Gathering & Analysis - Level Working Knowledge:

Follows proper data gathering and analysis processes.

Reports problems that arise in the data collection process.

Documents data from various sources and in various formats.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail - Level Extensive Experience:

Evaluates and makes contributions to best practices.

Implements a variety of cross-checking approaches and mechanisms.

Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards such as Six Sigma and Lean principles.

Collaborating - Level Working Knowledge:

Ability to work with a variety of internal and external partners in a constructive and collaborative manner.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking - Level Working Knowledge:

Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Education:

An accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science degree or closely related technical qualification or progressive job-related experience.

Additional information:

Up to 30% domestic and international travel can be expected to support global projects and initiatives.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. #LI

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

Posting Dates:

The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.

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