Senior Engineering Specialist

Caterpillar Inc.•Griffin, GA

10d•$147,760 - $221,640•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division (EPD) provides integrated solutions, parts, and services for commercial and industrial electric power customers worldwide. The Grid Code Integration team evaluates global grid requirements and product capabilities, manages grid-code certification for Caterpillar electric power products, and is expanding into technical consultancy for data center architecture and electric power simulation services. The Senior Engineering Specialist leads technical consultancy and engineering support for AI data center and large-scale power system applications. The role serves as a subject matter expert for customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders on prime power solutions, grid integration, and power system performance. It oversees power system simulation studies, supports business development, collaborates across Caterpillar divisions on integrated power solutions, provides technical leadership, and represents Caterpillar in external engagements. The position is onsite five days a week and may require international and domestic travel up to 30%. Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Degree required; an electrical background is preferred.
Knowledge of electric power systems, including prime power and grid-connected applications, and ability to provide technical consultancy on architecture, performance, and solutions to significant technical challenges.
Expert-level ability to provide technical leadership on data center power systems, prime power, grid-connected applications, and power system performance.
Knowledge of power system modeling, simulation tools, and engineering analysis techniques, including the ability to lead model development, validation, analysis, and application.
Ability to direct advanced modeling and simulation to validate large-scale power generation solutions and verify analyses against customer requirements, grid codes, standards, and system specifications.
Expert problem-solving, analytical thinking, communication, accuracy and attention to detail, process management, and project management capabilities.
Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in resolving complex technical challenges involving power system architecture, utility interconnection requirements, and grid-code compliance.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and engineering results to customers, sales teams, utilities, consultants, and senior leadership.
Ability to oversee multiple complex studies and customer engagements and coordinate resources across cross-functional teams.
Willingness to travel internationally and domestically up to 30%.
Must be able to work onsite five days a week.
Visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

Electrical background.
Experience or expertise spanning data center power systems, prime power applications, grid-connected applications, grid-code compliance, and power system performance.
Ability to champion practical AI deployment to improve efficiency in engineering analysis.

Responsibilities

Provide technical consultancy for AI data center and large-scale power system architectures, helping customers develop robust solutions.
Support business development by providing technical guidance, contributing to customer presentations, and consulting during project pursuit and execution.
Oversee and work with the Engineering Project Team Lead to execute power system simulation studies, including grid connection, transient stability, dynamic performance, and site-level analyses for utility and data center applications.
Collaborate with teams across EPD, LPSD, IDES, Solar Turbines, and other Caterpillar divisions to deliver and influence the development of integrated power solutions.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the Prime Power Customer Solutions team, developing best practices, tools, and methodologies.
Serve as a technical subject matter expert on prime power applications, grid integration, grid-code compliance, and power system performance for customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders.
Represent Caterpillar in discussions with certification bodies, utilities, consultants, customers, and industry organizations.
Lead or oversee complex engineering studies and customer engagements, coordinating cross-functional resources and ensuring technical, schedule, and business objectives are met.
Develop and improve engineering processes, workflows, technical standards, modeling methodologies, and quality practices.
Communicate technical concepts and study results to diverse audiences, prepare reports and articles, and promote knowledge sharing.