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Technical Regulatory Compliance Engineering Specialist

Caterpillar, Inc.

Irving, TXFull-time$128–193K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$128–193K/yr
Location
Irving, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Technical Regulatory Compliance Engineering Specialist supports product regulatory compliance programs for Caterpillar technology, including automation and autonomy systems. The role helps manage compliance risk and ensure products meet applicable regulatory requirements in intended markets. It collaborates with engineering, product groups, design control, and operations on safety analysis, certification, compliance processes, and product development, validation, and production.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Data Gathering and Analysis, nice to haveRisk Management, nice to haveCollaboration, nice to haveDecision Making, nice to haveCritical Thinking, nice to haveElectronic Systems Development, nice to havePowerBI Dashboards, nice to haveEarth Moving Machinery ISO Standards, nice to have

Qualifications

Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science Degree, requiredExtensive Electronic Systems Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance
Relocation Assistance

Full job description

Irving, Texas

Full time

R0000404177

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.

The Technical Regulatory Compliance Engineering Specialist will support product regulatory compliance programs for Cat Technology including Automation & Autonomy systems through various activities that assist in managing compliance risk and ensuring compliance with applicable product regulatory requirements for intended markets.

What you will do:

  • Collaborate with product engineering to lead functional safety analysis on safety control systems

  • Understand and stay current on product regulatory requirements, and related technology requirements, and understand application of same to Caterpillar products.

  • Follow and utilize established processes and tools to collect, assess, and manage information in support of product certification and compliance.

  • Identify continuous improvement opportunities for processes and tools used to manage product regulatory compliance risks.

  • Collaborate with product groups, design control and operations to ensure the development, validation and production of product that meets applicable product regulatory requirements.

What you will have:

  • Data Gathering & Analysis: Knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment.

  • Risk Management: Knowledge of processes, tools and techniques for assessing and controlling an organization's exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply knowledge of risk management appropriately to diverse situations.

  • Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner.

  • Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Top candidates will have:

  • Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

  • Extensive experience developing electronic systems

  • Ability to create and use PowerBI dashboards for product regulatory reporting

  • Working understanding of earth moving machinery ISO standards.

Additional Details:

  • This position requires the candidate to work full-time in Irving, TX.

  • Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position

  • Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

  • This position will require up to 15% travel

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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:

November 11, 2026 - November 22, 2026

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.

Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .

There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.

Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,080 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$128–193K/yr
  • Texas median$116–185K/yr191 salary ranges
  • US median$111–174K/yr3,697 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $161K, is 7% above the Texas median midpoint ($150K) — in the middle half of Engineering salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 575 open Engineering jobs in Texas and 7,080 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 10 years (4,822 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 3,519 of the 7,080 open Engineering jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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