Electrical Design Engineer - Electrification

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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.

Caterpillar’s Electrification & Energy Solutions division (E+ES) is focused on advanced power systems development with emphasis on electrification to provide sustainable power solutions to our customers. The E+ES Battery technology team leads the design and validation of all the new battery systems, including strategy, Simulation, Design, Build and Test/Validation.

The Electrical Design Engineer for the Fuel Cell Development team will be responsible for designing and validating electrical systems, selecting components, wire sizing, troubleshooting issues and supporting prototype builds. This is a hands-on role that will have the opportunity to drive innovation in a fast paced environment, supporting the design, testing and integration of new technologies to be used across a wide variety of Caterpillar applications.

What you will do:

• Design and develop electrical systems and subsystems for electrified platforms.
• Select hardware components (power electronics, controllers, sensors, connectors, harnesses, etc.) to meet performance, cost, and reliability requirements.
• Perform wire sizing calculations and develop harness specifications in accordance with applicable standards and safety requirements.
• Generate and maintain electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and bill of materials (BOM).
• Support prototyping, integration, and troubleshooting during builds and testing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with mechanical, software, and manufacturing teams to ensure seamless system integration.
• Conduct root cause analysis and resolve electrical issues during development and production.
• Ensure designs comply with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and internal quality processes.

What you have:

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or related field).

Technical Excellence: Experience in electrical hardware design
Level Working Knowledge:
•Proficiency in hardware component selection, wire sizing, and harness design.

•Familiarity with CAD/CAE tools for schematic and harness design

•Hands-on experience with troubleshooting electrical systems during prototype or production builds is a plus

Analytical Thinking: 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.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
• Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.


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.


Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Coaches others on orthographic, isometric and axonometric projections.
• Presents complex products and systems graphically.
• Performs manipulations on design objects, such as changing projections and managing drawing layers.
• Directs the matrix computations p