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.

At The Tucson Proving Ground, the Test Engineering Manager will plan, direct, and lead a team of engineering professionals to ensure projects, initiatives, and processes associated with validation and testing of mining equipment meet the standards of safety and quality while ensuring project milestones are achieved. This leadership role is critical for driving engineering excellence, maintaining compliance, and aligning engineering activities with strategic goals. You will oversee resource allocation, guide technical decision-making, manage departmental costs, and foster a culture of accountability and innovation. By ensuring adherence to standards and best practices, you will help deliver high-quality solutions that support both customer needs and business success.

What You Will Do:
• Manage the test engineering staff aligned with Large Mining Trucks, Autonomy & Automation, and Large Power Systems for validation and testing activities with an emphasis on organizational goals achievement, professional development and continuous improvement.  Projects will include New Product Introduction, New Technology Introduction and Continuous Product Improvement.
• Monitoring and continuously improving product and process performance, quality and cost-effectiveness for all engineering activities and deliverables.

• Create the strategy execute on the activities required to meet the validation targets and timeline expectations of your partners

• Monitor progress and key metrics and adjust when not meeting targets
• Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

Education Requirement
Degree required - Preference of Engineering degree

What Skills You Will Have:
Planning (Tactical & Strategic)

• Develops and aligns tactical plans with long-term strategic objectives to support business goals.
• Integrates resource allocation and dependencies into comprehensive planning processes.
• Ensures planning efforts are fully connected to the overall business strategy.

Decision Making & Critical Thinking

• Analyzes complex situations, validates options, and predicts potential impacts to drive informed decisions.
• Advises team and others on synthesizing data and evaluating alternatives.
• Reviews past decisions for insights to continuously improve decision-making processes.

Technical Excellence

• Provides effective solutions to technical challenges and mentors others to enhance technical competence.
• Engages subject matter experts and promotes superior technical solutions to business problems.
• Assumes accountability for technical performance and fosters a culture of technical excellence.

Communicating for Impact

• Tailors’ communication to audience needs, delivering clear, persuasive messages.
• Adapts approaches to ensure mutual understanding and address concerns effectively.
• Recognizes verbal and nonverbal cues to interpret intentions and strengthen dialogue.

Managing People

• Leads teams effectively by anticipating and resolving conflicts while fostering collaboration.
• Committed to coaching and mentoring to support employee growth, development, and engagement.
• Focus on recruiting the best talent to build high-performing teams
• Monitors performance and morale, providing constructive feedback and recognition.
• Exhibits strong leadership capabilities, along with exceptional communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.

Influencing Through Expertise

• Communicates complex ideas clearly, positioning self as a trusted advisor.
• Provides timely, objective insights across multiple business areas to guide decisions.
• Coaches’ others on evidence-based influencing strategies to enhance organizational impact.

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Previous testing and validation experience with large equipment
• Prior supervisory experience is essential
• Customer-focused mindset and excels in team dynamics and organizational effectiveness

Additional Information:

• This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Tucson Proving Ground in Green Valley, AZ.
• Employees at this location enjoy a 9/80 schedule, which provides an additional 26 days off per year, enhancing work-life balance.
• Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.
• Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Summary Pay Range:

$169,320.00 - $253,920.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of 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

       

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

December 16, 2025 - January 6, 2026

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

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

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