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 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!

Role Definition
Executes engineering for the design and creation of electrical, communication, switchgear, control panel and automation schematics.

Responsibilities
• Designs, modifies, and implements CAD templates in the execution of project based, electrical and mechanical schematic development.
• Works with Power System Engineers in implementation of markups, design changes and schematic modifications.

Degree Requirement
• Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum plus 1-3 years of experience or equivalent experience.

Skills:

CAD Software Experience:

• • AutoCAD

• • AutoCAD Electrical

• • Autodesk Vault

• • EPLAN

Microsoft Proficient:

• • Word

• • Excel

• • Outlook

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 Working Knowledge:

•  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.

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 Working Knowledge:

•  Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with management.

•  Obtains information about how current assignments contribute to organizational goals.

•  Completes current work according to assigned priorities.

•  Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.

•  Performs at least 2-3 concurrent activities without reducing productivity.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of various design software and application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions for CAD implementation challenges.
Level Basic Understanding:

•  Uses a structured approach in analyzing and resolving technical problems.

•  Seeks opportunities for continual learning to maintain technical competence in pursuit of technical

excellence.

•  Provides examples or case studies demonstrating technical excellence in actual business

scenarios.

•  Pursues, prepares for and assumes new technical assignments and challenges.

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

Level Working Knowledge:

•  Generates specifications for parts or components with CAD software.

•  Reuses design components via reusable libraries following standard procedures.

•  Uses CAD to perform basic drafting such as wire frames, solid objects and array of objects.

•  Performs routine changes to computerized schematics or drawings.

•  Creates views of objects in 2 and 3 dimensions; creates perspective drawings and orthogonal

views.

Additional Information

• Location: Alpharetta, Georgia

• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.  Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected applicant.

• Visa Sponsorship is not offered for this position.

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays

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Posting Dates:

August 15, 2024 - August 29, 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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