Career Area:
Technology Digital and DataJob Description:
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About EPD:
Caterpillars 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. Were committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better more sustainable world for future generations!
Job Summary:
Caterpillar Switchgear part of the Electric Power Division has an opening for a Software Human-Machine Interface (HMI) Engineer located in Alpharetta this role you will design modify develop write and implement software-programming for generator control switchgear HMI applications.
What you will do:
Build and modify HMI screens using FactoryTalk Vijeo or RSView following ISA-101 principles.
Implement basic VBScript/JavaScript for screen logic and tag bindings.
Participate in testing and certification of HMI software.
Assist Product Support with field troubleshooting and remote PC configuration.
Follow documented procedures and escalate complex issues.
Maintain awareness of industry trends in HMI and network infrastructure.
What you will have:
Customer Focus: Basic understanding and knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.
Effective Communications: Working knowledge and 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.
Systems Thinking: Basic understanding and knowledge of the critical interdependencies among individual system elements that help and hinder performance; ability to plan and design solutions that synchronize resources to achieve business results.
Business Intelligence: Extensive experience and knowledge of business intelligence; ability to utilize business processes and technologies for gathering storing analyzing and providing access to data that helps the organization make better business decisions.
Application Design Architecture: Basic understanding and knowledge of basic activities and deliverables of application design; ability to utilize application design methodologies tools and techniques to convert business requirements and logical models into a technical application design.
Data Warehousing: Working knowledge of how to collect data from different information sources and distribute them to users; ability to simplify information systems and make sound business decisions.
Systems Software Infrastructure: Working knowledge of computer architecture and system software interaction; ability to design and build a fundamental architecture of operating systems database management systems communications protocols compilers and other development tools.
Experience with Factory Talk / Vijeo / RSView HMI software
Technical Troubleshooting: Working knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches tools and techniques; ability to anticipate recognize and resolve technical issues on hardware software application or operation.
Familiarity with standard concepts practices and procedures within the HMI field
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
Bachelors of science in Computer Science Graphic Design or UX/UI Design
Additional Information:
This position is located in Alpharetta GA.
Travel up to 10% and may require day trips with travel between sites
Domestic relocation assistance 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.
Summary Pay Range:
$79800.00 - $119760.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-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 Dates:November 21 2025 - November 30 2025Any 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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Required Experience:
IC
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