Facilities Project Engineer – Sanford Advanced Manufacturing

Manufacturing

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Caterpillar is developing a new advanced manufacturing campus in Sanford, North Carolina, to expand production capacity for compact track loaders and telehandlers. The modern, technology-enabled operation is expected to incorporate automation, robotics, digital production systems and integrated logistics capabilities to enhance safety, quality and operational performance. Employees will help build the products our customers rely on while developing skills in advanced manufacturing and supporting the continued growth of Caterpillar’s Cat Compact business.

We are hiring three Facilities Project Engineers: one focused on Electrical systems, one on Mechanical systems, and one on Infrastructure. Together, these roles will help build a new state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility from the ground up. Candidates will be considered for the focus area that best aligns with their experience and business need.

Each engineer will manage an assigned facilities engineering workstream from initial requirements and design coordination through supplier selection, construction, installation, system integration, commissioning, startup, issue resolution, and handoff to operations. You will lead consultants, engineering design firms, and contractors; coordinate internal and external specialists; and ensure all deliverables meet Caterpillar requirements.

Success requires strong knowledge of the relevant functional areas and the ability to connect them into a safe, complete, production-ready facility. You will coordinate with Manufacturing, Legal, Accounting, Purchasing, Information Technology, Safety, and other partners to resolve dependencies and keep the project moving. You will also provide leadership with clear verbal and written updates on progress, risks, decisions, and overall system integration.

• Review, challenge, and approve technical drawings, specifications, calculations, design packages, and changes from external engineering partners. Confirm that the work is accurate, constructible, compliant, and aligned with operational needs.
• Manage scope, schedules, estimates, risks, changes, action items, commissioning plans, and operational readiness. Coordinate decisions and deliverables across internal functions, engineering partners, contractors, suppliers, utilities, and regulatory authorities.
• Resolve issues through containment, root cause analysis, corrective action, testing, verification, and documented closure.
• Translate evolving manufacturing needs into facility designs, technical standards, utility strategies, acceptance criteria, and scalable solutions.
• Integrate connected facility technologies, including building management systems, utility monitoring, advanced metering, sensors, automated controls, alarms, equipment connectivity, and condition-monitoring data.
• Use building information modeling, digital coordination, system data, commissioning records, and readiness metrics to identify conflicts, guide decisions, and improve startup performance.
• Coordinate planning and executing acceptance testing, system energization, integrated systems testing, commissioning, turnover, and startup.
• Provide concise verbal and written updates to leadership on…