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Title: Component Development Technician 5
Location: Mossville / Chillicothe, IL
Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite – W2 (Full?time, 5 days/week in office)
Duration: 12?month contract (option to go internal)
Pay Rate: $38-$39
Job Summary
This role is for a Component Development Technician supporting the Component Products Department within AT&S at Caterpillar. The technician will plan, execute, and report on development and validation testing of electrical and electronic components. Work is primarily hands?on at the circuit board level in an electronics lab environment.
The role requires strong lab skills, adherence to safety guidelines, and close collaboration with technicians and engineers. The environment is fast?paced, and the technician will be responsible for managing day?to?day testing activities to meet project timelines.
Responsibilities
- Plan, execute, and report results of testing on electrical/electronic components
- Perform performance, electrical, environmental, and durability testing
- Work hands?on in the electronics lab at the circuit board level
- Use lab equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, soldering tools, and hand tools
- Add wires, swap components, and scrape/add traces as part of lab work
- Support building and maintaining load boxes (approximately 5–10% of the role)
- Follow lab safety procedures, PPE requirements, and safe work practices
- Collaborate with technicians and engineering staff to meet testing objectives
- Support other groups when additional technical help is needed
- Document test results and communicate findings clearly
- Provide input on process and design improvements as needed
- Manage daily schedules to align deliverables with division needs
Years of Experience and Education
Years of Experience
- Minimum 3 years of hands?on technical experience is key
- If no associate degree, ideally 5+ years of experience
- Technician?focused background preferred
Education (one of the following)
- 2?year Associate degree in Electronics Technology, Diesel Power, or related field plus experience
- 4?year Engineering Technology degree
- High school diploma or GED with 8+ years of technical experience
Top 3 Skills
- Soldering (required, hands?on)
- Reading electrical schematics
- Electronics lab safety and best practices
Required Technical Skills
- Soldering and harnessing
- Reading and interpreting schematics
- Experience working in an electronics lab environment
- Use of multimeters and oscilloscopes
- Knowledge of electrical and/or electronic components
- Familiarity with hand tools
- Understanding of safe work practices
- Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office)
Desired Technical Skills
- Experience with diesel or natural gas engines
- Knowledge of hydraulic components
- Previous development or validation testing experience
- Lab environment experience
Soft Skills
Required
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Accountability and ownership of work
- Ability to meet timelines and deliverables
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Attention to detail
Desired
- Flexibility in a fast?paced environment
- Willingness to support other teams when needed
Interview Process
- 1st round: Virtual interview
- 2nd round: In?person interview with practical lab assessment
- Hands?on electronics lab work (wiring, component swaps, trace work)
Disqualifiers / Red Flags
- No hands?on soldering experience
- Inability to read electrical schematics
- Lack of lab safety awareness
- Unwillingness to work onsite full?time
- Poor teamwork or inability to meet deadlines
Additional Notes
- This is a technician?focused, hands?on role, not a design engineer position
- Majority of work is circuit board–level electronics
- PPE and strict safety guidelines are required
- First?shift role (with other shifts listed but primary need is standard hours)
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