Early Talent Staff Engineer

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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.

The Customer Services Upgrades Project Engineer is responsible for coordinating the technical aspects of Controls Retrofit and Package System Upgrades projects by defining and clarifying project scope internally with the project team and externally with the customer, making sure the as shipped hardware and software design complies with the project definition.

The PE will work with a Senior PE for technical issues and support the Regional Project Manager to the San Diego-based project team members and other Solar Turbines disciplines such as Engineering, Manufacturing and Field Services. Will support a project from booking of the PRU Project through installation and commissioning of equipment. Support development of solutions for technical problems of low to moderate complexity. Collaborates directly with Project Manager, PRU Engineering team and Project team to ensure all customer technical requirements are understood and any risk is highlighted and mitigated to ensure a successful project.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Support Project Technical teams in the supply of PSU and Controls Retrofits

• Identify and clarify project technical ambiguities, maintaining project schedule and cost

• Prepare and support project technical discussions with customers, engineers, manufacturing, certification, compliance and other internal organizations.

• Help support process improvement programs which improve the efficiency of the Project Engineer role.

• Contributes to overall quality of the project.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree Engineering Discipline

• Willing to travel independently on international projects on short notice

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical knowledge of Solar Turbines products, problem solving skills, and excellent written/verbal communication skills

• Fluency in technical Spanish (in addition to English)

• Demonstrated self-starter with the ability to independently analyze project technical information, identify missing information and remedy, such that complete, clear direction can be provided to the Solar and Customer engineering teams

• Sensitive and responsive to both internal and external customer needs, flexible and willing to assist others in performance of engineering related tasks

• 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.

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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