Associate Design Engineer, CAD – Electric Power

Career Area

Engineering

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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!

Join Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division in Alpharetta, GA as part of a rapidly expanding team designing power solutions that keep critical infrastructure running. In this role, you will execute engineering designs for electrical, communication, switch gear, control panel, and automation schematics supporting real‑world applications like data centers, healthcare, and emergency power systems. You’ll gain hands‑on experience working with switch gear and control technologies in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment.

This is a strong entry point to grow your career in power systems and advanced controls.

• Create electrical, communication, switch gear, control panel, and automation schematics using CAD tools
• Modify and maintain CAD templates to support project requirements and standardization
• Apply design updates and implement engineering markups into final drawing packages
• Partner with Power Systems Engineers to translate design intent into accurate schematics
• Support ongoing design changes by updating drawings and ensuring documentation accuracy

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience alongside demonstrated experience applying engineering concepts in design, CAD, or related technical work.

• 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.
  • Clearly communicate design intent, updates, and issues to engineering and cross‑functional teams
  • Incorporate feedback into work and adapt communication style based on audience
  • Prepare basic technical documentation and support project deliverables
• Technical Excellence: Basic understanding and knowledge of various design software and application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions for CAD implementation challenges.
  • Apply structured problem‑solving to support CAD design and implementation challenges
  • Continuously build knowledge of CAD tools, electrical design, and switch gear systems
  • Take ownership of assigned tasks and proactively support technical execution
• Data Gathering & Analysis: Basic understanding and knowledge of data gathering and analysis tools, techniques, and processes; ability to collect and synthesize data from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment.
  • Collect and validate design inputs, markups, and requirements from engineering teams
  • Maintain accurate documentation and ensure consistency across drawings and BOMs
  • Use data to support design decisions and continuous improvement efforts
• Analytical Thinking: Basic understanding and knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis;…