Engineer - Rotating Electrics

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Job Title: Engineer – Rotating Electrics

Salary: £43,700 + per annum dependent upon experience

Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave

• 10 % bonus

• Contributory pension scheme- Caterpillar will double the employee's contribution Up to 10%

• Contributory share scheme- Caterpillar will match 50% of the employee's contribution

• Access to flexible benefits including access to private medical and dental care, ability to purchase additional annual leave, cycle to work scheme etc.

Relocation/ Sponsorship : Not considered for this role.

Who is Caterpillar?

With 2022 sales and revenues of $59.4 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.

The Opportunity

Caterpillar Inc is the world’s leading manufacturer of off-highway machinery and diesel and natural gas engines. The Caterpillar brand is recognised worldwide and is synonymous with quality and reliability. We have an exciting opportunity for a Rotating Electrics Engineer within our CAT Electronics European Division. Based in Peterborough, the Division works with all CAT’s European facilities to develop and apply advanced technology to the control of our highly integrated engines and machines. With unrivalled levels of vertical integration within the industry, our control systems help to maximise the customer value and efficiency of Caterpillar’s end products, whilst minimising owning and operating costs.

The successful applicant for this position will be join the Engine Systems Team and will take responsibility for the selection, development, validation and integration of starter motors and alternators for various Caterpillar and Perkins brand engine ranges. Each project offers the opportunity to work on the latest rotating electrics technologies, supporting the development of engines designed to meet the latest emissions legislation, with world-class levels of quality and reliability. You will be part of a small, friendly team working together to deliver programmes that are critical to the long-term success of a respected, global company.

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Working directly with clients and customers to understand and document component requirements for a starting and charging system.

• Working with world class suppliers to identify, source and validate components to meet programme and application requirements.

• Planning and executing the development of components and starting/charging systems for the application on Caterpillar machines and engines.

• Conducting analysis on components and systems to identify and address design risks and determine validation needs.

• Working with worldwide engine and machine teams to plan and execute validation activities.

• Conducting component and system design reviews to obtain ‘buy-in’ from the business to selected components, designs and suppliers.

• Monitoring Rotating Electrics system and component quality levels against targets, identifying improvement opportunities and leading projects to address customer issues and implement improvements.

• Supporting New Technology Introduction projects for Rotating Electrics and Starting/Charging Systems.

• Keeping peers, team leader and management up to date with progress against planned activities.

• Through this role, the successful candidate will have an excellent opportunity to take part in, and have significant responsibility for the end-to-end development process for modern rotating electric components and starting/charging systems. This gives our employees true product ownership and the opportunity to see their products through from concept to volume production.

Experience and Qualifications Required

• Strong technical background.

• Must have experience in engine component development, gained on starters and / or alternators.

• Sound knowledge of starting and charging systems on modern engines and vehicles is essential.

• Knowledge and demonstrable experience on the creation and execution of a validation program to mitigate component and system risks.             

• Experience in component integration onto modern engines, machines and vehicles.    

• The ability to plan, prioritise and organise, thus facilitating the successfully management and execution of a number of projects at one time.

• Very good teaming and communication skills

• Good initiative, self-starter

• Ability to build strong working relations

• Provide focus on the customer and their needs

• Innovative solutions in problem solving

NB. The panel cannot make assumptions when shortlisting therefore please demonstrate your qualifications and experience on your CV relevant to the criteria outlined.

Pending the number of applications, the criteria for the position may be enhanced to facilitate shortlisting. #LI #LI-Hybrid

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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