Electrical Design Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Alpharetta, GA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations! Caterpillar Switchgear, part of the Electric Power Division, currently has an opening for an Electrical Design Engineer located in Alpharetta, Georgia. In this role, you will design, develop and build, Low and Medium voltage switchgear for generator paralleling applications.

Requirements

Degree in Engineering required
Analytical Thinking: Extensive experience and knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Effective Communication: Working knowledge and understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Working knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Technical Excellence: Working experience and knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Product Design – MFG: Extensive experience and knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
Product Design and Development: Working knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Nice To Haves

Electrical engineering degree
PLC experience with Schneider and/or Allen Bradley
Experienced with UL508A control enclosure design
Power Engineering and Multi-Function Relay Programming/ Operation

Responsibilities

Interpret customer specifications and drawings, and apply them while considering industry regulations and NEC, UL 508, UL 891,UL 1558, UL MV, CSA 22-2, and ANSI requirements
Create bill of materials in ERP system
Provide direction to purchasing and procurement
Provide direction to CAD designers to create wiring and assembly drawings
Support production during equipment manufacturing
Write and validate PLC code for generator control systems, interfacing with various communication protocols