Power System Engineering Manager at Caterpillar in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

Career Area:
Product Support
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.


Role Definition
Diligently works with the AES (Advanced Electrical Services) Engineering Manager and PSE (Power System Engineer) Team Leads to lead a team of power system engineers in the design of modernization upgrades and/or retrofits of automated switchgear systems. Facilitates coordination between the PSE engineering team and AES project managers regarding project schedule milestones, challenges, adjustments and deficiencies. Works with AES Scheduling Engineer and PSE engineering team to aid scheduling of AES production team in conjunction with the AES engineering project schedule.

What you will do:
• Managing staffing, development, and performance of a PSE engineering team.

• Supports PSE engineering team with project execution (design review, schematic review, component testing, verifying and adjusting automation programming).

• Monitors PSE engineering team projects (quality, costing, profitability, and timeliness).
• Providing specialized engineering technical support and consulting services to various areas of the organization.
• Managing high-impact, short and long duration engineering initiatives; ensuring quality of HMI products and projects.
• Designs, modifies, develops, writes and implements software-programming for generator control switchgear automation applications.
• Configures, programs and tests automation hardware.


What you will have:
Degree Requirement
• Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum

Travel Requirement

• Position requires travel, typically between 10 - 20%, to support jobsite technical escalation and safety audits. Requires a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Skills:


PLC Software Experience:
• Modicon / Schneider Electric
• Rockwell / Allen Bradley
• Codesys

HMI Software Experience:
• Factory Talk
• RSView
• Vijeo
• Crimson
• Kepware
• Applicom
• EcoStruxure Machine Scada Expert

Microsoft Proficient:
• Word
• Excel
• Outlook

Effective Communications: 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.
Level Working Knowledge:

• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.

• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.

• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.

• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.


Consulting: Knowledge of techniques, roles, and responsibilities in providing technical or business guidance to clients, both internal and external; ability to apply consulting knowledge appropriately.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Explains the requirements, deliverables, costs, and criticalities of the assignment.

• Participates in developing consulting opportunities or assignments.

• Uses formal and informal means to keep client informed on progress and issues.

• Carries out the agreed-upon consulting assignment in a professional manner.

• Documents client's objectives and project scope.


Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving complicated technical problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Extensive Experience:

• Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.

• Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.

• Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.

• Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.

• Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.

• Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.


Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.

• Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.

• Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.

• Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.

• Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.

• Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.


Technical Excellence: Knowledge of automation technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to complex implementation challenges.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.
• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
• Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.
• Provides effective solutions to challenging technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

Managing People: Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams, and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.
Level Basic Understanding:
• Describes the general processes and procedures involved in people management.
• Identifies the needs of the organization and employees; matches them to appropriate solutions.
• Lists major activities performed in managing people at the workplace.
• Understands relevant systems, tools, and resources required for managing people.



Additional Information

• The location for this position is Fully Remote
• This position may require 10-20% travel
• Visa sponsorship is not available

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

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 .



Compensation and Benefits:

Base Salary for role ranges from $108,360 to $162,480. Actual salary will be based on experience. Total rewards package includes:

• Annual incentive bonus plan*
• 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)

Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines

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Posting Dates:
November 12, 2024 - November 18, 2024
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.

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