Electrical System Design Engineer

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN ENGINEER

Lafayette, Indiana

Relocation Assistance Available

Your Work Shapes the World

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.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.

Job Summary:

We are looking for an electrical engineer who is ready to put all their Electrical System Design prowess to work!  You will report to an Engineering Manager that has a complete vision for the role. The vision includes helping you obtain deep knowledge and hands on experience with generator sets and how they interface with electrical power systems.

You will have the opportunity to lead and participate in the design, development, and troubleshooting of electrical control system packaging, associated circuitry, and wire harnessing for our gas and diesel-powered generator sets.  You will work primarily on generator set designs in Electric Power, Oil & Gas, and Marine applications covering a size range of 300kW to 6000kW, and will have the opportunity to work with generator set controllers, voltage regulators, I/O and temperature monitoring modules, shore power circuitry, engine interconnect wiring, voltage sensing wiring, and electrical enclosures.  Imagine being mentored by more senior engineers and other functional group engineers that have a vested interest in your understanding and achievements towards becoming an expert in generator control system components! After all, they want what our customers want; innovative control packaging solutions that deliver superior performance, serviceability, durability, and quality.

If you desire to be our “go-to” person, then this role is for you!

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as a factory support engineer to the Lafayette factory to support production issues related to genset control system packaging by evaluating, diagnosing, and resolving manufacturing challenges.  This involves using technical expertise and product knowledge to resolve issues by interfacing with engineers, service representatives, plant personnel, and suppliers.
• Participate in and lead the product development and project management activities for assigned control system projects.
• Manage detailed project and validation plans, including maintaining responsibility for project scope, schedule, and cost.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to define and meet product requirements, with the goal of designing the best solution to meet marketing, customer, product and project objectives
• Participate in and lead product cost reduction efforts
• Participate in and lead activities related to selection of new materials and development efforts to provide state-of-the-art technological advantages
• Provide guidance to other engineers as required to ensure development schedules are met

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering Technology + 2 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated initiative and sense of urgency relative to customer requirements and creative problem solving across organizational boundaries
• High level of oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills
• Ability to maintain utmost discretion and manage confidential and privileged information
• Ability to work with other team members to research and analyze customer specifications to create design proposals to meet performance, customer and manufacturing requirements.

Top Candidates will also have:

• Experience in NPI (New Product Introduction), CPI (Current Product Improvement), Product maintenance, or Cost Reduction design and development.
• Experience in electrical design and ability to interpret engineering drawings - sound technical background and a good knowledge of current engineering drawing practice.
• Strong leadership ability and good communications skills
• Master’s degree in engineering, or equivalent experience
• High level of proficiency in Creo Parametric or other modeling or simulation tools
• Experience working with power generation and/or power distribution systems
• Controls system integration design experience
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Experience working in a global dispersed team environment

Additional Information:

• Location of this position is in Lafayette, IN
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
• This position may require up to 5% travel.
• Sponsorship is NOT approved for this position
• This position will close Sunday February 4, 2024 at 11:59pm.

Employee Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
• 401k savings plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

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This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants for this position that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.  As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers .

Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.   

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