Electrical Engineer (65082) Mossville, IL 100% onsite 12+ month contract Typical task breakdown: - High current, high voltage, and high temperature component testing (current sensors, large DC link capacitors, power modules, PCBs). - Test planning, documentation, fixture setup, test execution, data processing and analysis, summarizing and reporting of test results, failure analysis.
Interaction with team: - Collaboration with Caterpillar s SME, test engineers, and technicians.
- Collaboration with the Cat India and Cat China team (electrical design, release of component prints, 3D models). - Review engineering drawings, technical requirements, and specifications - Experience with quality tools including FMEA, APQP & PPAP.
- Supplier development.
Limited travel to supplier.
Work environment: Office and lab environment.
Education & Experience Required:Bachelor s Degree in Engineering with 5+ years of experience OR Masters Degree in Engineering with 3+ years of experience Technical Skills (Required) Hands-on test experience with component development for electric drive applications in high-power high-reliability applications.
Coordinate development, review, and execution of test plans (test fixtures, instrumentation, resources, tools, schedule, processes, measurement equipment, analysis of test results, preparation of technical reports, design reviews, failure analysis). Experience with using dataloggers, oscilloscopes, HV differential probe, current transducer, thermal chambers, high voltage power supplies, high current power supplies.
(Desired) Experience with working across different engineering disciplines (electrical and mechanical engineers, thermal simulation, quality, manufacturing, purchasing). Experience with Python, MATLAB, and Excel for test data analysis.
Double pulse testing of power modules Improvement or development of alternative testing methods and tools.
Estimates time and resources required for execution of test plan.
Soft Skills(Required) Experience in Microsoft tools (i.e.
Outlook, Excel, etc) (Desired) Experience working with customers and coworkers (India, China, Europe)
Full Time