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.

Job Title: Development Research Technician (Stress Lab Technician)

Salary: SG19

Location: Peterborough

Hiring Manager: Paul Beard

The Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Development Research Technician to join our Caterpillar team.

What You Will Do:

• Review and champion the Organisation's health and safety policy and safe working practices.
• Adhere to Caterpillar's Values in Action: Integrity, Commitment, Excellence, Teamwork & Sustainability
• Follow documented standard work procedures/instructions, using various hand, power tools and lifting equipment provided in the work area.
• Assist engineers in conducting technical investigations of current and future product working predominantly with engine components or systems to validate for performance and durability.
• Operate test equipment and conduct investigations as directed by an engineer to obtain, analyse and summarise data.
• Record results in appropriate form (curves, charts, tables, sketches, photographs) with the appropriate tools (hardcopy, software, etc.) for the engineer to include in technical reports. Depending on experience and demonstrated skills, may handle moderately complex jobs without engineer’s guidance.
• Technicians will be expected to have direct contact with components working in the lab and with test rigs; observing, operating and testing the product or component, together with recording various test data points.
• A practical mechanical engineering background, ideally apprentice trained, is preferred but time served experience in a relevant position is acceptable.
• Keep the work area clean, tidy, and safe in line with 5S and total preventative maintenance (TPM).
• Undertake training and further learning as required.

What Skills You Have:

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Basic Understanding:
• Be capable of controlling equipment and Rig calibration.

• Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit.
• Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail-level attention.
• Identifies the procedures for making sure that results are mistake-free.
• Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyse situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Basic Understanding:
• Explains characteristics and steps in an effective decision-making process.
• Identifies issues and communicates with others when a decision needs to be made.
• Names decision makers in own environment and cites examples of past decisions.
• Describes types of decisions incumbent may and may not make in own job or function.

Effective Communications: 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 behaviours.
Level Basic Understanding:
• The ability to assess, modify and improve departmental instructions/procedures

• Strong interpersonal skills to liaise with various levels of the organisation.

• An ability to co-ordinate work within the team.

Describes non-verbal behaviours that influence the interpretation of the message.
• Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
• Explains the importance of effective business communication.
• Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.

• The ability to lay strain gauges following technical documentation.

• The ability to operate an ultrasonic bolt monitoring system such as Dakota Ultrasonics Max II

• The ability to operate a tensile test rig such as an Instron 6800.

• The ability to conduct slip torque testing.

• The ability to operate data acquisition systems.

• Have technical understanding of material properties.

• Be the technical lead for guiding apprentices and new staff within the area
• Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components.
• Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services.
• Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence.
• Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.

Product Testing: 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.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Documents test process and results; prepares and analyses defect-tracking reports.
• Summarises features of a specific product-testing process and associated procedures.
• Tests components for compliance with functional requirements and established conventions.
• Discusses and compares usability, safety and integration testing.
• Develops product-testing procedures; participates in selecting testing environment and tools.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product development environment.
Level Basic Understanding:
• The ability to follow wiring schematics & diagnose hardware issues.

•Explains where to locate basic help facilities and troubleshooting guides.
• Discusses basic concepts behind a systematic approach to solving technical problems.
• Identifies available resources and support systems for troubleshooting.
• Describes problem identification, reporting and escalation procedures.

Additional Information

This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the Peterborough office.

NB. 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.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

 

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

April 7, 2026 - April 7, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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