Sr Engineer-test/validation

Caterpillar Caterpillar · Industrial · Wujiang, Jiangsu

Senior Welding Engineer at Caterpillar responsible for leading and participating in the design and process development of structural components, ensuring strength and fatigue performance. The role also involves contributing to the advancement of welding automation in Caterpillar's China facilities to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Key responsibilities include applying new welding technologies, optimizing plant layout and material flow, conducting welding audits, optimizing structural designs, analyzing failed components, and benchmarking competitors.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provided on side welding technology service for CWL automatic welding line building & upgrading, and BCP structure welding process development.
  2. Possess strong expertise in advanced welding assembly of construction machinery structural components and automated production in welding plants, and drive the application of new welding technologies in Caterpillar’s China facilities.
  3. Understand the production processes of welded structural components in Caterpillar China plants, and support upgrades in welding plant layout and material flow in Caterpillar China structural component facilities.
  4. Support Caterpillar’s structural component engineering design team by optimizing structural component designs based on welding characteristics and practices in China.
  5. Analyze failed welded components to identify the direct causes of failure, and assist in benchmarking competitors’ welded parts to better understand their quality levels and cost control practices.

Skills

Required

  • Advanced welding assembly of construction machinery structural components
  • Automated production in welding plants
  • Welding technology application
  • Welding plant layout and material flow optimization
  • Welding audits
  • Structural component design optimization
  • Failure analysis of welded components
  • Competitor benchmarking
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Decision Making and Critical Thinking
  • Effective Communications
  • Technical Excellence
  • Project Management