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.
Job Title: Electrification Compliance – Engineer
Salary/Grade: £57,737 - £86,605 (depending on experience)
Location: Peterborough, UK
This position is currently full time in-office work model, requiring a 5-day weekly office presence onsite at our (Peterborough) office.
Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.
Caterpillar’s Electrification + Energy Solutions (E+ES) division focuses on delivering advanced electrified power train, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries.
We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better, more sustainable, world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building.
As a Compliance Engineer, the successful candidate will work as part of a cross-functional engineering team to assess technical solutions that satisfy regulatory requirements for Battery, Fuel Cell, Charging and Powertrain systems. The role will contribute to safe product development by applying relevant safety standards, lead risk assessments, helping define verification needs, and documenting compliance evidence to support engineering decisions.
The role involves supporting product development teams in interpreting safety standards, identifying hazards, evaluating design options, and defining practical compliance actions. This includes contributing to risk reduction, verification planning, issue resolution, and continuous improvement of engineering processes that enable safe, compliant and efficient delivery of new technologies and products. You will be working on a range of new and exciting technologies, supporting the development of prototype machinery, and customer solutions as part of the energy transition of our products.
Work with engineers to assess technical solutions, identify hazards, review design alternatives, and document practical actions that support safe and compliant product development.
Qualifications in an Engineering discipline relevant to electrical, electronic, control system or electrified products, or progressive experience in an engineering compliance, product safety or verification role.
Risk Assessment and Safety Verification - Level Working Knowledge:
Product Safety Standards and Engineering Compliance - Level Working Knowledge:
Collaborating - Level Working Knowledge:
N.B The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined. Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting.
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
July 10, 2026 - July 23, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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