Senior Sales Support Consultant – Advanced Power Systems; Data Centers

Senior Sales Support Consultant

Caterpillar's Electric Power Division has an open opportunity as a Senior Sales Support Consultant. The Senior Sales Support Consultant serves as a technical strategist and cross-functional leader supporting complex customer engagements, with a focus on large-scale data center power solutions and next-generation architectures. This role bridges engineering, sales, and customer requirements, ensuring technically sound, commercially viable solutions are developed and communicated effectively.

The position plays a key role in shaping power system strategies, particularly in hyperscale and AI-driven data center environments, including close collaboration with major customers and internal stakeholders.

Technical Leadership & System Architecture

• Provide technical leadership on power system design and architecture, including AC and emerging DC solutions.
• Serve as the primary technical interface to the customer, owning and coordinating all technical communications to ensure alignment, consistence and a unified Caterpillar position across all internal and external interactions.
• Evaluate next-generation designs such as high-voltage DC rack systems and generator-forward architecture for both diesel and gas products.
• Analyze tradeoffs across reliability, efficiency, operability, safety, scalability, and cost.
• Drive meaningful strategic feedback to Engine, Package, Cooling, Aftertreatment and Solutions product development teams.
• Support both backup and prime power strategies.

Generator & Power Integration

• Lead integration strategies for diesel and gas generator systems.
• Advise on load response, redundancy, and system layout.
• Aligning customer solutions with site-level system strategies.

Customer-Facing Technical Support

• Act as first point of contact to customer as a trusted technical advisor.
• Support all strategic customer engagements as well as lead some.
• Develop deep relationships with key customer stakeholders.
• Translate technical concepts into clear messaging.
• Develop executive presentations and proposals.

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Coordinate across engineering, product, regulatory, and commercial teams.
• Ensure alignment on deliverables and direction.
• Provide strategic and insightful technical feedback to commercial team.
• Facilitate decision-making.

Regulatory & Compliance

• Guide emissions and regulatory compliance teams.
• Assess impacts on design and operations.

Technical Documentation & Review

• Review customer specifications and proposals to provide feedback with favorable Caterpillar outcomes.
• Ensure alignment with customer needs or provide appropriate internal feedback on gaps.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• 10 + years experience in Power and Energy, preferably Electric Power.
• Previous customer and dealer interaction and product group experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead customer-facing technical sales activities
• Deep product and industry expertise in electric power generation in data center applications
• Familiarity with various Caterpillar systems (TMI, EOMP/ISA, CSQ, EDDC and other technical, drawing and operations systems).

Additional Information:

• This position is located in Lafayette, IN;
  Mossville, IL;
  Griffin, GA; or Irving, TX.
• Travel up to 25% is required.
• Domestic relocation assistance is 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: $ - $

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:

• 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. Relocation is available for this position. Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:
July 8, 2026 - July 14, 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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