Career Area
Operations
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!
Driving Innovation Through These Product Lines
- Caterpillar Switchgear – Utilizing various manufacturers’ low and medium voltage switchgear, Caterpillar Switchgear provides systems that integrate switchgear with Caterpillar engine-generators.
- Caterpillar Automatic Transfer Switches – For simpler emergency power requirements Cat ATSs provide a cost-effective means of powering critical loads during power outages.
- Caterpillar Advanced Electrical Services – From service contracts to complete renovations, CAT Switchgear AES ensures that customer sites are safe and operational when needed.
Caterpillar Switchgear Products are designed using state-of-the-art automation products and are operated from color touchscreens. All automation and Human/Machine Interface (HMI) graphics are programmed and tested at our Alpharetta facility.
Job Summary
Join the Electric Power Division at Caterpillar as a Power Systems Engineer and play a key role in shaping the future of generator control switchgear systems. In this dynamic role, you'll design, develop, and implement cutting-edge software solutions that power critical electric systems. You'll work with a mix of established guidelines and innovative thinking to bring projects to life—often independently, but with the support of a collaborative team when needed. If you're passionate about automation and ready to make an impact, this is the opportunity for you.
What You Will Do
- Identify retrofit opportunities, scope projects, and support proposal creation via Dealer and Factory teams
- Perform technical risk management for field performance of assigned projects
- Convert legacy PLC projects to new platforms and validate for accuracy
- Execute and support design, test, manufacture and commissioning of low and medium voltage switchgear controls retrofits for systems that control multiple generators which parallel to one or more utility sources
- Provide direction to CAD designers to create wiring and assembly drawings for generator paralleling controls
- Utilize templates or modify PLC programs for control of generator paralleling switchgear
- Modify template HMI programs to coincide with project-specific PLC programs
- Provide Engineering/Technical support to AES (Advanced Electrical Services) Sales Group
- Submit daily project reports and expenses in a timely manner
- Assist the Product Support Center help desk to resolve customer issues that cannot be handled locally
- As needed, assist or train technicians, and both internal and external customers, in preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and testing of equipment under contract with Caterpillar Switchgear
Degree Requirement
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEET)
What You Will Have
- Experience working across multiple disciplines, including contractors, consultants, engineers, and end users
- Working knowledge of power systems, including:
- Installation, troubleshooting, and design of switchgear, ATS, and generator systems
- Reading and interpreting electrical schematics and blueprints
- Experience with automation and controls, including:
- Installation, troubleshooting, design, and programming of PLC-based control systems
- Use of PLCs, HMIs, PC-based controls, and distributed control systems
- General computer and software troubleshooting
- PLC software experience with one or more of the following:
- Modicon / Schneider Electric
- Rockwell / Allen-Bradley
- Siemens
- GE
- HMI software experience is a plus, including:
- Rockwell (RSView / FactoryTalk)
- Siemens
- Vijeo
- iFix
- Wonderware
Additional Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of related exp