Electrification Engineer

Caterpillar

Electrification Engineer

£58000

Caterpillar, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 7 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: b520107c2dda444780de2ff28b374066

Full Job Description

  • Design high-voltage electrical system architecture

  • Develop high-voltage components including strategic supplier selection

  • Guide the team on matters of high-voltage electrical compliance, safety, and risk

  • Collaborate with enterprise and industry partners for high voltage harness and cabling and related components

  • Provide high-voltage decision-making and hands-on support for machine testing, validation, and issue investigation /resolution

    Electrification or Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent experience

  • Existing knowledge of high-voltage electrical system architecture (experience is considered a great advantage)

  • Eagerness to collaborate and communicate daily with peers and other departments at all levels and cross-functionally

  • Ability to present your ideas clearly and negotiate in a balanced but effective manner to represent Building and Construction Products Electrification requirements to enterprise partners

  • Analytical thinking and the ability to transform data into business insight

  • Aptitude towards working on off-road machines solving electrification troubleshooting and gaining hands-on knowledge and experience

  • Willingness to work autonomously


  • Top Candidates will also have:
  • Previous experience in developing battery electric machine technology

  • Fundamental understanding of mobile machine operation, ideally construction equipment and operations

  • Experience with the engineering design process and 3D tools

    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.

    If you want to be part of a highly qualified, engineering community, look no further! Join Caterpillar as an Electrification Engineer at our facility in Desford, today!

    Here at the Building & Construction Products Division, the Electrical & Electronics Systems and Component Engineering Team is chartered to provide intelligent, reliable, cost-effective Electrical and Electronics components and systems to BCP Prime Product Groups for use in Caterpillar machines across the world. We are looking for an Engineer to support machine electrification development.

    In this role, you will be responsible for delivering solutions to our customers with the design, development, and integration of systems and components for fully electrified machines. You will work with teams within our division and across Caterpillar to gather requirements for and lead the design of high-voltage electrical architecture, component selection, validation, and testing. These solutions will be evaluated on the criteria of both meeting customer requirements as well as creating an optimized, compliant set of solutions that best meet Caterpillar's business objectives. You will provide technical solutions that will shape the future of Caterpillar's Building and Construction Product division's product offerings., At Caterpillar, we believe each person is unique and valued, and are committed to ensuring that our workplace is diverse and representative of the many customers we serve around the globe. Different perspectives help us achieve our best work and come together to form a high-performing Caterpillar team that makes positive changes in the communities where we live and work.

  • Permanent Contract

  • Salary: £45,000 to 58,000 annually

  • Benefits: 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, 10% bonus, Flexible Buy in Benefits such as Private Medical, Healthcare, Vision & Dental schemes, Green Car Scheme and more, Share Scheme (50% Company Matched), Contributory Pension Scheme (Contribution double by Company up to 10%), Free Car Parking, Caterpillar Advantage website