Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Griffin, United States - Caterpillar
Description
**Career Area:**
Engineering
**Job Description:**
**Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.**
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**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. Were committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations
Electric Power Division (EPD) has an opening for a **Senior Electrical Design Engineer** in the Rental Engineering group located in Griffin, GA. In this role you will lead a team of engineers to support 16 kW 2 MW mobile gensets across multiple facilities. Experience the full spectrum of the product life cycle from new product design to maintenance and obsolescence with a team packing more than 100 years of genset design experience. You will incorporate field feedback into the scope of new product design but be responsible for the design improvements in production and manage changes in bill of material and/or supply base. Responsibilities include addressing production support, answering customer inquiries, responding to dealer needs, interacting with suppliers, and managing print updates. Communication skills are essential.
Position is located in Griffin, Georgia. Hybrid work schedule is available.
**What you have:**
**Degree Requirement:** Bachelors or Masters degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.
**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.
Level Extensive Experience:
Interact with dealers and customers to diagnose technical issues with products in the field
Deliver responses to dealers, customers, and process partners regarding interim and permanent corrective actions
Share best practices across teams in multiple facilities (Griffin, GA; Seguin, TX, Piracicaba, Brazil)
Develop and coach teammates, coworkers, and peers.
Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
**Managing Multiple Priorities:** 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.
Level Extensive Experience:
Clarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.
Organize and lead discussions to resolve issues in a timely manner.
Shifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities.
Addresses potential conflicts and works with others to re-prioritize work or reschedule commitments as necessary.
Takes personal accountability for completion of objectives
**Technical Excellence:** Knowledge of Generator set design, including awareness of applicable codes; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges in this area.
Level Extensive Experience:
Experience troubleshooting complex problems
Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
Coaches others in defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.
Understanding of CE, UL, CSA, NFPA, and NEC requirements
Lead product design, bill of material definition, product integration, and 3d model development across multiple product lines
Develops test plans to validate changes and analyzes results for effectiveness
**Additional Information:**
At Caterpillar, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive environment that values and respects the unique talents, experiences, and viewpoints of our global employees. Our vision is to continually develop the Best Team to build innovative solutions for our global customers, deliver superior results for our stockholders and positively impact the people and communities we serve.
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**_Benefits_** ?:
Medical, dental, and vision coverage?
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
Company matched 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. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
**Posting Dates:**
May 10, May 19, 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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