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.
Caterpillar is seeking a Quality & Manufacturing Engineering Manager to lead the next evolution of product testing and validation at the Tucson Proving Ground.
In this role, you will deliver trusted, world-class test data that drives confident engineering decisions, accelerates advanced technologies, and improves safety and productivity for our customers.
As a key leader across Engineering, Operations, and Safety, you will set the standard for data integrity, process discipline, and continuous improvement-helping shape the future of Caterpillar product development.
Why This Role Matters
You will be accountable for the integrity of Caterpillar's engineering validation. Your leadership ensures quality is not an outcome-it is built into every test, every process, every day. Your impact will directly influence machine safety, product reliability, and our ability to solve our customers' toughest challenges. If you thrive in complex problem solving, leading through influence, and driving quality as a competitive advantage, this is an opportunity to shape both results and culture.
What You Will Do
Leadership & Stakeholder Impact
Serve as the site leader for validation quality, laboratory integrity, and continuous improvement
Act as a trusted partner to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring high standards of quality, responsiveness, and credibility
Collaborate across Engineering, Operations, and customers Product Groups to deliver data-driven solutions to complex challenges
Quality Management & Compliance
Lead and sustain an ISO 17025-accredited Quality Management System
Ensure audit readiness by driving internal and external audit execution
Identify nonconformances and implement support effective, sustainable corrective actions
Ensure all validation processes, data collection, and reporting meet Caterpillar and regulatory standards
Establish and monitor quality metrics tied to safety, process excellence and outcomes
Continuous Improvement (Built-In Quality)
Lead Built-In Quality (BIQ) strategy and deployment across validation and technical services
Embed BIQ into daily operations as a mindset-not a program
Use data, defect trends, and analytics to identify root causes and prevent defects upstream
Validate improvement effectiveness through early detection and defect elimination
Champion Lean and Six Sigma initiatives aligned to customer value and risk reduction
Validation & Test Excellence
Ensure validation methods and workflows are robust, repeatable, and credible
Oversee test integrity and readiness, including:
Calibration and instrumentation
Contamination control
Torque and weld quality
Pre-delivery inspection standards
Enable safe, reliable data collection to support engineering decisions and product improvements
Partner with Operations to improve process capability and execution
People, Organization & Financial Leadership
Lead a multidisciplinary team including Quality, Manufacturing Engineering, Lean, Training, and Site IT
Develop team capability, engagement, and future leaders
Manage operating and capital budgets aligned with quality and site priorities
Set and balance priorities across programs, optimizing for safety, risk, cost, and delivery
What skills you will have
Technical Excellence: Experience in quality, manufacturing, engineering validation, or technical services leadership. Strong background in ISO based Quality Management Systems (ISO 17025 strongly preferred). Deep understanding of engineering validation processes, laboratory operations, and manufacturing flow. Ability to interpret technical documentation and system-level interactions.
Problem Solving: Demonstrated use of RCCA, Six Sigma, and Lean methodologies. Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess risk, evaluate alternatives, and guide informed decisions.
Effective Communications: Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical detail into customer focused outcomes.
Managing People: Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Project Management: Track record of building a quality culture where accountability, learning, and continuous improvement thrive.
Education requirements: Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Engineering or Business.
Additional Information:
Primary work location: Tucson Proving Ground - Green Valley, AZ, with a requirement to work on‑site full‑time at a Caterpillar facility.
Domestic relocation assistance is available.
This position may require up to 10% travel.
Schedule: 9/80 work schedule, providing an extra day off every other week equivalent to 26 additional days off per year.
Visa sponsorship, international assignments, and payroll transfers are not available
Posting date: 5/26/2026- 6/10/2026
Summary Pay Range:
$128,470.00 - $192,710.00
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.
Posting Dates:
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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