Power Systems Application Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Alpharetta, GA

1d•$97,530 - $146,290•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 a Power Systems Applications Engineer located in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Requirements

Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.
Analytical Thinking: 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. Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance. Makes a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions. Uses logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusions.
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision. Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights. Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs. Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy. Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned. Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.
Effective Communications: 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. Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient. Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness. Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work. Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate. Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort. Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts. Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate. Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes. Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies. Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. Uses a structured approach in analyzing and resolving technical problems. Seeks opportunities for continual learning to maintain technical competence in pursuit of technical excellence. Pursues, prepares for and assumes new technical assignments and challenges. Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.
Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives. Identifies project management tools and requirements within own function. Describes the key objectives, phases and deliverables of a current project. Explains the concepts of phase, activity, task, and deliverable. Gives examples of critical paths in projects.

Responsibilities

Review specifications, proposals, estimates, and other contract documents to develop submittal packages consisting of drawings and BOMs.
Interpret customer specifications and drawings and have in-depth dealer/consultant interaction.
Approve designs for switchgear and generator control systems created by CAD Designers for submission to customer.
Design protective relaying schemes for switchgear.
Finalize power envelope designs for medium and low voltage systems
Work with consultants and customers to gain production approval on submittal packages.
Support inside and outside sales team members with technical solutions and guidance.
Support production engineers for successful transition from submittals to production.
Present clear detailed designs for production engineers to execute.
Experience in the design of low and medium voltage switchgear.
Research new part requirements, read manuals and contact vendors to ensure successful implementation.
Collaborate with customers and leadership to scope and execute projects that meet the needs of the business
Accountable for delivering timely, high-quality simulation and analysis impacting products/processes and providing clear recommendations to stakeholders
Partner with design, manufacturing, supply chain and test to robustly deliver new products and improve validation processes
Keep up-to-date on new technologies and drive continuous improvement to established techniques