Engineering Project Team Leader - Large Electric Power

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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. 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!

As an Engineering Technology Team Lead in the Large Electric Power Systems Controls team, you will lead team members to solve complex global technical problems while working to create critical components and systems.  You will manage the planning and delivery of projects, continually learning and staying abreast of innovative technology, mentoring and coaching team members to deepen your professional network.

This position will provide technical leadership and mentoring to a team responsible for design and function of complex electric systems. The incumbent will provide engineering leadership in interactions with suppliers, team members and other engineering teams through leading key initiatives, documenting requirements, supporting NPI development, testing, validation, and resolution of product problems.

What you will do:

• Work with customer facing team to interpret customer requirements
• Provide technical guidance including developing requirements
• Lead projects to release new products, features, components, and systems
• Complete projects on time and on budget
• Refine and improve product designs by conducting investigations and developing solutions
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to define and meet product requirements
• Develop, maintain, and support component and system validation
• Provide guidance and support product regulatory compliance and certification

Products and Services: Knowledge of electric power products and services; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Obtains information about product and service linkages with other products and services elsewhere in organization.
• Researches the target market and how the product and services are sold and delivered.
• Explains current status, delivery alternatives and announced updates to products and services.
• Summarizes key features of major products or services in own unit.
• Assesses own unit's product alternatives, costs, and pricing.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of complex electric systems; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Level Extensive Experience:

• Understanding of AC and DC Electrical systems

• Experience with Technical writing (product manuals)

• Computer networking and communications practices (Ethernet, Modbus, etc.)

• Experience with product safety, conformance, and certification (ex. UL, ISO, NEC)

• Familiarity with electrical codes and grid codes (ex. IEEE1547, European grid codes)

• Experience working with inverter selection or design, and Battery Management Systems (BMS)

• Familiarity with Homer, ETAP, and/or SKM

• HMI development

• PLC programming

• Familiarity and ability to work hands-on with industrial control panel

Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.
Level Extensive Experie