Electrical Design Engineer - Electric Power

Caterpillar Inc.•Griffin, GA

4d•$97,530 - $146,290•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer for the North American Diesel Solutions Engineering team in Griffin, Georgia. The role involves developing innovative electrical subsystem solutions for electric power products in a fast-paced, customer-focused engineering environment. The engineer designs, develops, and validates electrical subsystems to meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and business objectives; leads technical activities from requirements definition through product implementation; and supports product maintenance and continuous improvement. The position works with a global team and requires working onsite in the office five days per week. Travel of up to 10% is required. Domestic relocation assistance is available; visa sponsorship is not offered.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in an Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or Electrical Engineering Technology curriculum.
Technical competence and working knowledge in a relevant technology, including the ability to develop solutions to technical challenges.
Extensive analytical thinking experience, including identifying causes, evaluating alternatives, and analyzing costs, benefits, risks, and chances of success.
Extensive computer-aided design and engineering experience, including producing, analyzing, simulating, and testing product design drafts.
Extensive product design experience, including converting customer and market requirements into product designs.
Working knowledge of product design and development from concept through production.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ProE/Creo electrical programs.
Experience with electrical codes such as UL, NEC, and CSA.
Experience in engine or genset electrical design, enclosure electrical layout, or engine or genset controller development.
AC power distribution experience.
DC system design experience.
Experience with diesel engine or genset development.
FMEA development experience.

Responsibilities

Work with the global team to develop new products, subsystems, and components.
Provide technical guidance on regulatory, product, and customer requirements and contribute to developing new ideas.
Communicate results to global customers, suppliers, team members, and representatives from other business units.
Make customers and management aware of trade-offs between time, resources, and quality.
Design, develop, and validate electrical subsystems that meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.
Lead technical activities from requirements definition through product implementation.
Support ongoing product maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.