Electrical Engineer – Paralleling Switchgear Applications

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About Caterpillar  

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. 

Caterpillar Switchgear, part of the Electric Power Division, currently has an opening in Alpharetta, Georgia for an Electrical Engineer with a focus on low and medium voltage switchgear layout and controls for Caterpillar generators.

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!

What You Will Do:

• Review specifications, proposals, estimates, and other contract documents to develop submittal packages consisting of drawings and BOMs.

• 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.

• Research new part requirements, read manuals and contact vendors to ensure successful implementation.

What You Will Have:

Technical Excellence: Working knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

• Experience in the design of low and medium voltage switchgear.

• Detailed understanding of protective relays, their functions, and proper applications.

• Basic understanding of PLC / SCADA communications networks and protocols.

• Detailed understanding of NEC, UL, ANSI and other standards.

• Basic understanding of generator controls and limitations.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Working knowledge and understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.

• Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.

• Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.

• Reviews documents produced by team to verify accuracy with customer requirements.

• Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.

Analytical Thinking: Working knowledge of techniques and tools that pro