Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Defense

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Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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 Caterpillar Defense

Caterpillar Defense proudly serves all branches of the U.S. military and federal government allied militaries and governments and original equipment manufacturers. For over 100 years we have supplied reliable products and solutions to government agencies and military forces worldwide supporting people who put their lives on the line to provide security generate energy and supply humanitarian aid.

Today we continue to deliver leading-edge products and global services working around the clock and around the world to deliver the power and performance that customers need. Caterpillars largest single customer is the U.S. Department of Defense.190000 machines tanks tactical vehicles and submarines move missions forward with Cat engines. We also provide solutions for power generation and surface ships. Cat has powered crucial engineering and logistical operations in every major conflict since WWI.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Defense you will perform analysis of concepts development and design of complex generator set components subsystems or processes.

What You Will Do:

• Evaluate customer specifications to develop and recommend solutions to their technical problems.

• Provide electrical engineering technical guidance on needs analysis and initiate ideas

• Evaluate design and promote new products components processes or systems within industrial generator sets

• Review testing requirements develop test procedures and execute testing for electric power generator sets

• Communicate results to customers suppliers team members and other business units

• Contribute to the design of new products and processes

• Provide technical guidance on gen set product and process maintenance.

• Research and develop new electrical engineering technology for backup generator sets

• Work closely withand communicate concepts and results to customers suppliers team members and other business units

• Collaborate with suppliers and monitor and evaluate supplier quality.

• Assist in the integration of repair procedures and installation instructions into ILS publications.

• Analyze engine package system and component failures to determine root cause

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.
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.

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.
Level Extensive Experience:
Reviews others writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
Communicates well downward upward and outward.
Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

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 Extensive Experience:
Clarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.
Shifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities.
Addresses potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.
Works with or leads others to re-prioritize work and reschedule commitments as necessary.
Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.
Demonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands and priorities.

Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Knowledge of tools and techniques of specialized graphics programs; ability to produce analyze simulate and test product design drafts in Creo and AutoCad.
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 performed to transform objects in coordinate space.
Consults on benefits and drawbacks of top-down design vs. bottom-up design.
Compares and contrasts uses of birds-eye views and worms-eye views.

Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design build and engineer engine product lines technology or service from concept through to production.
Level Extensive Experience:
Develops organizational standards and processes in order to maximize complex product services efficiency and effectiveness.
Creates and introduces new techniques that expedite or simplify the development process.
Supervises the management of multiple and diverse types of products or services.
Develops proof-of-concept exercises to prove or disprove validity of proposed products.
Advises on the appropriate solutions to complex product design and development problems.
Designs working prototypes of a variety of proposed products or services.

Marine or Electric Power electrical design testing and analysis knowledge and skillset desired.

Engine performance and validation knowledge and skillset desired.

Cat Defense and/or U.S. Military processes and product requirement knowledge and skillset desired.

Education: Bachelor or Master Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar field from an accredited engineering curriculum

Additional Information:

This position can be located in Peoria IL or Lafayette IN and requires a 5-day a week in office presence.

Relocation assistance is available

Travel expectation up to 15%

Caterpillar Inc. is the worlds 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 weve 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.

U.S. law prohibits the release of U.S. controlled technology and technical data to certain persons without authorization. This position involves items or information which may be subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or controlled for national security or other reasons under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Therefore in order to satisfy the requirements for this position the successfully applicant must be: (1) a U.S. citizen; (2) Green Card holder; (3) protected individuals under the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 USC 1324b(a)(3)); or (4) qualified for a license license exemption or other form of authorization.

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