Job Description
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.
Career Area
Engineering
Job Title
Test and Validation Senior Associate Technologist
Salary Grade
£41,593 + depending on experience
Location
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave
- Up to 10% Bonus
- Contributory pension scheme – Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution up to 10%
- 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
About IPSD
Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18 L Cat® and Perkins engines that power over 5,000 applications including marine, petroleum, industrial applications, electric generators and locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas, and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green‑energy solutions for the future.
Job Summary
As a Test and Validation Senior Associate Technologist, job assignments are planned to provide experience and familiarisation with the technical staff, methods, practices, and programs of the company in both component and engine tests. The role includes planning, test preparation, test execution, including operation of component rigs and reporting of results. Development and learning opportunities will be provided to gather relevant information, compare and contrast data, identify relationships, and predict and manage failures.
Additional Info
- Work in office 5 days per week
- Opportunity to travel to customer to perform testing
What You Will Do
- Work with customers to determine test requirements
- Set up component engineering rigs and instrumentation for data acquisition
- Perform test work in the lab, engine test cell or on the final machine installation
- Manage a range of current test requests
- Post‑process the data
- Report back on test status and completion
Accuracy and Attention to Detail
- Explains the importance of accuracy in own function or unit
- Identifies tasks or outputs that require accuracy and detail‑level attention
- Identifies procedures for making sure that results are mistake‑free
- Describes consequences of errors within own unit or function
Analytical Thinking
- Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance
- Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions
- Uses flow charts, Pareto charts, fish diagrams, etc. to disclose meaningful data patterns
- Identifies the major forces, events and people impacting and impacted by the situation at hand
- Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions
Decision Making and Critical Thinking
- 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
- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviours without offending the recipient
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate
- Looks for and considers non‑verbal cues from individuals and groups
Technical Excellence
- Uses a structured approach in analysing and resolving technical problems
- Seeks opportunities for continual learning to maintain technical competence in pursuit of technical excellence
- Provides examples or case studies demonstrating technical excellence in actual business scenarios
- Pursues, prepares for and assumes new technical assignments and challenges
Project Management
- Identifies project management tools and requirements within own function
- Describes the key objectives, phases and deliverables of a current project
- Explains the concepts of phase, activity, task and deliverable
- Gives examples of critical paths in projects
Product Testing
- 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
- Documents common hardware, software and communications problems and likely resolutions
- Troubleshoots typical technical problems in a specific area
- Works with vendor‑specific diagnostic guides, tools and utilities to discover application problems
- Adheres to standard troubleshooting procedures to ensure effectiveness of resolutions
- Participates in setting evaluation standards and criterion for troubleshooting
What You Will Get
Opportunity to develop a deep understanding of customer product and develop your technical skills. We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our dynamic, diverse and friendly team. We have a culture of openness, autonomy, support, personal development as well as a continuous drive for improvement.
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.
Posting Dates
June 3, 2026 - June 13, 2026
Equal Opportunity Statement
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
