Performance/Simulation/Application Engineer
Caterpillar

Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Caterpillar Switchgear, part of the Electric Power Division, currently has an opening for a Performance/Simulation/ A pplications Engineer located in Alpharetta, Georgia.

About EPD

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our 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!

What You Will Do:

• Review specifications, proposals, estimates, and other contract documents to develop submittal packages consisting of drawings and BOMs.
  
• Create preliminary designs for switchgear and generator control systems.
  
• Finalize power envelope designs for medium and low voltage systems.
  
• Design protective relaying schemes for switchgear.
  
• Support inside and outside sales team members with technical solutions and guidance.
  
• Support production engineers for successful transition from submittals to production.
  
• Work with consultants and customers to gain production approval on submittal packages.
  
• Interpret customer specifications and drawings and have in-depth dealer/consultant interaction.
  
• Present clear detailed designs for production engineers to execute.
  
• Research new part requirements, read manuals and contact vendors to ensure successful implementation.
  

What you will have:
Process Management: Level Working Knowledge : Knowledge of business process improvement tools and techniques; ability to understand, monitor, update, control, or enhance existing business or work processes.

• Walks through steps, decisions, measurements, dependencies and hand-offs for a specific process.
  
• Creates process flow or workflow diagrams.
  
• Documents types of process decisions and potential impact of each decision.
  
• Identifies and monitors common process bottlenecks.
  

Accuracy and Attention to Detail : Level Working Knowledge: 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.
  
• Reviews documents produced by team to verify accuracy with customer requirements.
  
• Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.
  

Analytical Thinking : Level Working Knowledge: 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.
  
• Balances technical capabilities, costs, and timelines to put forward profitable and buildable solutions that meet customer requirements.
  

Effective Communications: Level Working Knowledge: 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 convincing arguments to customers that the CAT solutions are effective and should be implemented.
  
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
  
• Composes correspondence for technical issues that succinctly describe the challenges, potential solutions, and implications for delayed response.
  

Problem Solving: Level Extensive Experience: 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: Level Working Knowledge: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

• Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
  
• Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components.
  
• Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence.
  
• Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.
  

Project Management : Level Basic Understanding: 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.
  
• Manages workload to mitigate the impact of critical paths on projects.
  

Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Level Working Knowledge : Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.

• Reuses standard blocks via reusable libraries following standard procedures.
  
• Uses CAD to perform basic tasks such as updating cross-references or changing parameters of a block.
  
• Performs routine changes to computerized schematics or drawings.
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Ability to manage overlapping requirements of multiple projects to meet milestones.
  
• Experience in the design of low and medium voltage switchgear.
  
• Detailed understanding of protective relays, their functions, and proper applications.
  
• Basic understanding of PLC / SCADA communications networks and protocols.
  
• Have a detailed understanding of NEC, UL, ANSI and other standards.
  
• Basic understanding of generator controls and limitations.
  
• Experience with Caterpillar generator sets is a plus.
  
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical is a plus.
  
• Experience controlling multiple generators which parallel to one or more utilities is a plus.
  

Top Candidates Will Have:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  
• Excellent business and commercial skills.
  
• Advanced organizational skills and strong interpersonal skills.
  
• Must be a self-starter motivated towards continuous improvement.
  
• Computer proficient including Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
  
• Position requires travel, typically 10%-15, to support sales staff.
  
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEET) with minimum two years' work experience or six to eight years equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree.
  

What You Will Get

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day-one 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. Identity Theft Protection)

No relocation assistance available.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to 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 #LI
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.
Posting Dates:
April 12, 2024 - April 25, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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