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Electrical System Design Engineer-November 2024
Lafayette
Nov 13, 2025
About Electrical System 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.

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DESIGN ENGINEER

  Lafayette, Indiana

  Relocation Assistance Available

  Your Work Shapes the World

  Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

  When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.

  Job Summary:

  We are looking for an electrical engineer who is ready to put all their electrical system design prowess to work! You will report to an Engineering Manager that has a complete vision for the role. The vision includes helping you obtain deep knowledge and hands on experience with generator sets and how they interface with electrical power systems.

  You will have the opportunity to lead and participate in the design, development, and troubleshooting of electrical control system packaging, associated circuitry, and wire harnessing for our gas and diesel-powered generator sets. You will work primarily on generator set designs in Electric Power, Oil & Gas, and Marine applications covering a size range of 300kW to 6000kW, and will have the opportunity to work with generator set controllers, voltage regulators, I/O and temperature monitoring modules, shore power circuitry, engine interconnect wiring, voltage sensing wiring, and electrical enclosures. Imagine being mentored by more senior engineers and other functional group engineers that have a vested interest in your understanding and achievements towards becoming an expert in generator control system components! After all, they want what our customers want; innovative control packaging solutions that deliver superior performance, serviceability, durability, and quality.

  If you desire to be our “go-to” person, then this role is for you!

  Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

  Serve as a factory support engineer to the Lafayette factory to support production issues related to genset control system packaging by evaluating, diagnosing, and resolving manufacturing challenges. This involves using technical expertise and product knowledge to resolve issues by interfacing with engineers, service representatives, plant personnel, and suppliers.

  Participate in and lead the product development and project management activities for assigned control system projects.

  Manage detailed project and validation plans, including maintaining responsibility for project scope, schedule, and cost.

  Collaborate with other engineering teams to define and meet product requirements, with the goal of designing the best solution to meet marketing, customer, product and project objectives

  Participate in and lead product cost reduction efforts

  Participate in and lead activities related to selection of new materials and development efforts to provide state-of-the-art technological advantages

  Provide guidance to other engineers as required to ensure development schedules are met

  Basic Qualifications:

  Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering Technology + 2 years of relevant experience.

  Demonstrated initiative and sense of urgency relative to customer requirements and creative problem solving across organizational boundaries

  High level of oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills

  Ability to maintain utmost discretion and manage confidential and privileged information

  Ability to work with other team members to research and analyze customer specifications to create design proposals to meet performance, customer and manufacturing requirements.

  Top Candidates will also have:

  Experience in NPI (New Product Introduction), CPI (Current Product Improvement), Product maintenance, or Cost Reduction design and development.

  Experience in electrical design and ability to interpret engineering drawings - sound technical background and a good knowledge of current engineering drawing practice.

  Strong leadership ability and good communications skills

  Master’s degree in engineering, or equivalent experience

  High level of proficiency in Creo Parametric or other modeling or simulation tools

  Experience working with power generation and/or power distribution systems

  Controls system integration design experience

  Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously

  Experience working in a global dispersed team environment

  Additional Information:

  Location of this position is in Lafayette, IN

  Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

  This position may require up to 5% travel.

  Sponsorship is NOT approved for this position

  This position will close Sunday February 4, 2024 at 11:59pm.

  Employee Benefits:

  Medical, dental, and vision coverage

  Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

  401k savings plan

  Health savings account (HSA)

  Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

  Short and long-term disability coverage

  Life Insurance

  Paid parental leave

  Healthy Lifestyle Programs

  Employee Assistance Programs

  Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

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  Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

  This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants for this position 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 .

  Relocation is available for this position.

  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.

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

  EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

  Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community (http://flows.beamery.com/caterpillarinc/talcom) .

  There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.

  Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.

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