Summary: As a Weld Technologist, you will manage welding approvals, customer acceptance validation, and ensure compliance with corporate standards through collaborative efforts. Highlights: 1. Manage plant's Welding Approval and Customer Acceptance Validation 2. Oversee certifying and developing welding processes for manufacturing 3. Provide specialized technical support for welding processes **Career Area:** Manufacturing**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 Summary** As a Weld Technologist, you will be responsible for managing the plant’s Welding Approval and Customer Acceptance Validation (CAV), working collaboratively with the different business departments to ensure compliance with corporate standards and guidelines. **What** **the candidate will do** * Oversee certifying and developing welding processes for the various types of joints, materials, and procedures required for the manufacturing of our products, ensuring compliance with the highest quality standards. * Ensuring proper training of welders, as well as providing specialized technical support and expert analysis for any issues or incidents related to welding processes. **Degree Requirement** * Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Mechanical Engineer, Materials Science Engineer, Welding Engineer, or a related field. * Pre\-Intermediate English proficiency. **What skills will the ideal candidate have** **Quality Management**: * Hands on in weld visual inspection and knowledge on NTD and DT. * Problem solving * Manage Welding \& Fabrication Gap Analysis (CAV) * Weld Quality Plan of the Facility * Evaluate Welder Performance at Training School **Engineering – Manufacturing**: * Development and qualification of WPS/PQR * Welder Performance Qualification Record (WPQR) * Review Caterpillar practices and policies and international standards as well (Ex.AWS,ASME,ISO) * Control of consumables and welding parameters of the facility (Gas,Electrodes,etc) * Welding Equipment Selection **Decision\-making and critical thinking**: * Knowledge of the decision\-making process and associated tools and techniques. * Ability to accurately analyze situations and make productive decisions based on informed judgment. **Top Candidates have:** * CWI certification **Additional information** * This position is located in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León. * The work schedule is Monday through Friday (6:24 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), with the option of shift changes and weekend work. * This position requires travel up to 10% of the time (domestic and international). * Relocation is not available for this position. **Final details** Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log\-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status. **The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select, and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.** **Posting Dates:** febrero 13, 2026 \- febrero 20, 2026 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.