Career Area:
Engineering
Job Description:
WE BUILD WHAT MATTERS
What matters most to you? Is it being part of a strong team? Supporting your family? Solving global problems? You can do these and more at Caterpillar; where your work enables progress around the globe, and you contribute to meaningful work. Together, we can build what matters!
Caterpillar Switchgear, part of the Electric Power Division, currently has an opening for an Applications Engineer located in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Review specifications, proposals, estimates, and other contract documents to develop submittal packages consisting of drawings and BOMs. Create first pass for project drawing sets.
• 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.
• Experience in the design of low and medium voltage switchgear.
• Research new part requirements, read manuals and contact vendors to ensure successful implementation.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (BSEET) with minimum four years work experience or six to eight years equivalent work experience in lieu of degree
• Ability to manage overlapping requirements of multiple projects to meet milestones.
• Basic 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.
• Ability to manage overlapping requirements of multiple projects to meet milestones.

Top Candidate Will Also 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.
• Experience with Caterpillar generator sets is a plus.
• Experience controlling multiple generators which parallel to one or more utilities is a plus.

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