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.
About the Electric Power Division
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!
Role Definition:
Designs, develops, builds, and implements new components, circuits, products, or technologies via AutoCAD Electrical software. Research hardware BOM’s for Electrical Controls & Mechanical details and fitment. Project based workflow and execution. Design and creation of electrical schematics, mechanical switchgear layouts, control panel layouts, and automation schematics. Adding all the details for a successful build cycle. Budget and projects timelines are key milestones to adhere to, for a measure or rate of success.
What You Will Do:
Designs, modifications, and implements CAD templates in the execution of project based schematic development.
Researching new components and competitive products. Organizing, coordinating, and executing the building, testing, and analysis of prototypes.
Developing and documenting functional requirements and translating into detail design documents. Participating in buy-build analysis for product components.
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.
What You Will Have:
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.
Names specific tools or techniques that can be used to support the analytical thinking process.
Describes specific software applications or products used for business analytics.
Gives examples of how analytical thinking has been used to resolve problems.
Detail orientated skills, ability to think and work out solutions, all while keeping project moving forward.
Helps others research and learn more about business analytics tools and applications.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Describes non-verbal behaviors that influence the interpretation of the message.
Cites examples of effective and ineffective communications.
Explains the importance of effective business communication.
Speaks/writes using correct language, mechanics, and gestures.
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.
Explains concepts of time and priority management.
Seeks guidance in detecting and addressing priority conflicts.
States their own business priorities.
Describes team or unit priorities.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of various design software and application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions for Controls Hardware/CAD implementation challenges.
Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
Enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
Defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.
Provides effective solutions to technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.
Understanding of Electrical Controls and how to wire them together. IE: PLC’s. Relays, Selector switches, pushbuttons, transformers, and communications protocols.
How to research new or unfamiliar components.
Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce, analyze, simulate and test product design drafts.
Generates specifications for parts or components with Autocad Electrical software.
Reuses template design components via reusable libraries following standard procedures.
Uses Autocad Electrical to perform complex electrical designs such as Control Circuits, Mechanical Panel Layouts, and Database extractions.
Performs routine changes to computerized schematics or drawings.
Creates views of objects in 2 and 3 dimensions; create manufacturing drawing sets for assembly
Product Design - MFG: Knowledge of processes, approaches, tools and techniques of product design; ability to convert customer and market requirements into product design.
Explains the major components and deliverables of functional and technical designs.
Describes tasks, activities and key concerns during the functional and technical design phase.
Cites examples of good and bad designs derived from previous projects.
Clarifies standard design methods, tools, and guiding principles.
Explain basic electrical controls concepts and methods
Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product(s), technology, or service from concept through to production.
Summarizes the overall process for developing a new product or service for the organization.
Identifies the organizational business units that have input into the development process.
Collects information on current and prior design and development successes and failures in the organization.
Describes the basic tools used for design and development.
What Will Put You Ahead:
Degree Requirement: A degree in accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum
3-5 years of equivalent experience.
CAD Software Experience: AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, Autodesk Vault
Microsoft Proficient: Word, Excel. Outlook and Access
Additional Information:
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Relocation is not offered for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not offered for this position.
This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.
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Summary Pay Range:
$87,480.00 - $131,280.00
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
This position requires working onsite five days a week.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a 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.
Posting Dates:
December 16, 2025 - January 2, 2026
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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