Design Engineer

Career Area:

Engineering

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.

Your Impact 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!

Caterpillar Switchgear, part of the Electric Power Division, currently has an opening for an

Electrical Design Engineer 

located

in

Alpharetta, Georgia.

   In this role, you will design,

develop

and build, Low and Medium voltage switchgear for generator

paralleling

applications.

What

you will

do:

• Interpret customer specifications and drawings, and apply them while considering industry regulations and NEC, UL 508, UL

  891,UL

  1558, UL MV, CSA 22-2, and ANSI requirements

• Create

  bill

  of materials in ERP system

• Provide

  direction

  to

  purchasing

  and procurement

• Provide

  direction

  to CAD designers to create wiring and assembly drawings

• Support production during equipment manufacturing

• Write and

  validate

  PLC code for generator control systems, interfacing with various communication protocols

Degree Requirement:

• Degree in Engineering

   required (

  Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or closely related)

What You Will Have:

Analytical Thinking

:

  Level

Extensive Experience:

• Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue and determining its significance.

• Makes

  a systematic comparison of two or more alternative solutions.

• Identifies

  the major forces, events and people

  impacting

  and

  impacted

  by the situation at hand.

• Uses

  logic and intuition to make inferences about the meaning of the data and arrive at conclusion

Effective Communication

: 

Level

Extensive Experience:

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.

• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and

  uses

  it for own communication effectiveness.

• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.

• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Managing Multiple Priorities:

Level

Working

Experience:

• 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

Technical Excellence

:

Level

Working

Experience:

• Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.

• Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping

  up-to-date

  on technical and procedural job components.

• Applies

  technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products,

  technologies

  and services.

• Applies

  current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence.

• Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.

Product Design – MFG:

  Level Working Knowledge:

• Participates in the conception process of

  a manufacturing

  product vision.

• Collects and analyzes customer and market requirements

• Utilizes design methods to implement the construction of

  a new design

  model.

• Uses

  automated tools to design or

  modify

  the design of a product.

• Assists

  in the testing and refinement of a new product design.

Product Design and Development:

Level

Working Knowledge:

• Communicates

  with professionals to understand various requirements of product design.

• Tests and evaluates alternative means of production being considered for use.

• Uses

  automated tools to design or

  modify

  the design of a product.

• Assists

  in building a complex prototype of product

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Electrical Engineering Degree

• PLC experience with Schneider and/or Allen Bradley

• Experienced with UL508A control enclosure design

• Power Engineering and Multi-Function Relay Programming/Operation

Additional Information

• The location for this position is Alpharetta, GA 

• Domestic relocation

  assistance

  is not available for this position 

• This position has potential for travel 0-10%

This position will be posted until 11:59PM CST on 08/04/2026.

Summary Pay Range:

$89,210.00 - $133,810.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market

location, job-related

knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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