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Associate Electrical Design Engineer

at Caterpillar

📍 Alpharetta, Georgia Unknown 💰 $81K – $122K USD / year Posted April 15, 2026
Salary $81K – $122K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience entry
Exp. Years Not specified
Education Not specified
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role designs and develops electrical components and control technologies for Caterpillar projects. The engineer will create schematics and layouts in AutoCAD Electrical, research hardware BOMs, and support prototype build, testing, and analysis while meeting budget and timeline milestones.

  • Design and implement CAD templates for schematic development
  • Research components and organize prototype build, testing, and analysis
  • Develop and document functional requirements and detailed design documents
  • Create electrical schematics, switchgear layouts, control panel layouts, and automation schematics
  • Perform buy-build analysis and manage budget/timeline milestones

The technical scope includes electrical schematic development, mechanical switchgear and control panel layout creation, and automation schematic development using AutoCAD Electrical. It also covers functional requirements documentation and buy-build analysis, supported by analytical thinking and root cause problem solving during prototype work.

The ideal candidate is an early-career electrical design engineer who can create electrical schematics and layout designs using AutoCAD Electrical, including switchgear, control panel, and automation schematics. They research hardware BOMs and components, develop functional requirements and design documents, and use analytical thinking and root-cause analysis to support prototype build, test, and iteration against budget and timeline milestones.

AutoCAD Electricalelectrical schematicsmechanical switchgear layoutscontrol panel layoutsautomation schematicsresearch hardware BOM'sdeveloping and documenting functional requirementsfunctional requirements translation into detail design documentsbuy-build analysisanalytical thinkingroot cause analysisprototypes buildingtestingand analysis
AutoCAD Electrical
AutoCAD ElectricalCAD templateselectrical schematicsmechanical switchgear layoutscontrol panel layoutsautomation schematicshardware BOM's researchprototypes buildingprototype testingprototype analysisfunctional requirementsdetail design documentsbuy-build analysisanalytical thinkingroot cause analysisalternative solutionsbudgetprojects timelines
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organizedability to coordinate and execute buildingtestingand analysisanalytical problem solvingability to adhere to timelines and milestones
Industry Manufacturing
Job Function Develop electrical design documentation and prototypes execution support using AutoCAD Electrical and analytical problem-solving.
Role Subtype Electrical Engineer
Associate Electrical Design EngineerElectrical Design EngineerAutoCAD ElectricalCAD templateselectrical schematicsmechanical switchgear layoutscontrol panel layoutsautomation schematicshardware BOM'selectrical controlsprototypeprototypesfunctional requirementsdetail design documentsbuy-build analysisanalytical thinkingroot causealternative solutionsproject based workflowbudgetprojects timelines

Must have hands-on experience using AutoCAD Electrical, Must be able to produce electrical schematics and related layouts (switchgear, control panel, automation schematics)

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