Electrical Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.

San Luis Potosí

Presencial

MXN 350.000 - 550.000

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Hace 3 días

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Descripción de la vacante

Caterpillar Inc. in Mexico is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design, implement, commission, and support power, control, and automation systems for manufacturing projects.

You will lead installation, testing, startup, and handover, ensuring safety, reliability, and energy efficiency of production equipment and plant infrastructure. The role requires collaboration with internal teams, suppliers, and contractors, strong problem solving, and compliance with safety and electrical codes.

Formación

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electromechanical, Mechatronics, or related Engineering.
Advanced English.
Experience designing and commissioning electrical and automation solutions.

Responsabilidades

Designs and implements power distribution, motor control, grounding, protection, lighting, and industrial control systems.
Develops electrical drawings, calculations, specifications, and installation documents.
Leads installation, testing, commissioning, startup, and handover for equipment and facility projects.
Troubleshoots electrical and automation systems, performs root cause analysis, and improves reliability and uptime.
Ensures compliance with electrical codes, safety requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and company standards.
Coordinates cross-functional teams, suppliers, and contractors throughout project execution.
Manages electrical projects and identifies energy, capacity, reliability, and cost improvements.

Conocimientos

Electrical engineering

Automation systems

Cross-functional teamwork

Vendor/contractor coordination

Problem solving

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electromechanical, Mechatronics, or related Engineering

Herramientas

AutoCAD Electrical

ETAP

EPLAN

Descripción del empleo

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you'rejoining 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'tjust 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:

Designs, implements, commissions, and supports electrical power, control, and automation systems for new and existing manufacturing projects, ensuring safe, reliable, energy-efficient, and compliant operation of production equipment and plant electrical infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

Designs and implements power distribution, motor control, grounding, protection, lighting, and industrial control systems.
Develops electrical drawings, calculations, specifications, and installation documents.
Leads installation, testing, commissioning, startup, and handover for equipment and facility projects.
Troubleshoots electrical and automation systems, performs root cause analysis, and improves reliability and uptime.
Ensures compliance with electrical codes, safety requirements, lockout/tagout procedures, and company standards.
Coordinates cross-functional teams, suppliers, and contractors throughout project execution.
Manages electrical projects and identifies energy, capacity, reliability, and cost improvements.

Degree Requirement:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electromechanical, Mechatronics, or related Engineering.
Advanced English.

Skills:

Partners with internal teams, suppliers, and contractors to deliver electrical and automation solutions.
Aligns requirements, schedules, responsibilities, and issue resolution across teams.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking:

Evaluates safety, reliability, cost, and schedule impacts using data, standards, and risk assessments.
Prioritize actions by hazard, equipment criticality, production impact, and business needs.

Effective Communications:

Clearly communicates requirements, risks, findings, and recommendations to diverse audiences.
Prepares concise technical reports, specifications, updates, and commissioning documentation.
Supports plant electrical infrastructure and assesses capacity, condition, reliability, energy use, and compliance.
Coordinates safe installations, shutdowns, inspections, maintenance, and contractor work.

Problem Solving:

Uses structured troubleshooting, drawings, system data, and diagnostic tools to identify root causes.
Implements and verifies actions that improve safety, reliability, and uptime.

Process Management:

Improves engineering workflows for design, change control, installation, commissioning, and handover.
Maintains controlled documentation and monitors performance, recurring failures, delays, and improvement opportunities.

Project Management:

Defines project scope, cost, schedule, resources, specifications, and acceptance criteria.
Coordinates execution and tracks risks, costs, milestones, documentation, and commitments while minimizing production impact.

Technical Troubleshooting:

Diagnoses faults in power, motors, drives, PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, instrumentation, networks, and control panels.
Safely isolates failures and documents findings, repairs, results, and lessons learned.

Top candidates may also possess:

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems, Automation, Energy Management, or related field.
Industrial power distribution, protection, emergency power, and critical-asset maintenance expertise.
Hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley or Siemens PLCs, HMI/SCADA, networks, robotics, and drives.
Proficiency with AutoCAD Electrical, ETAP, EPLAN, or similar tools.
Lean Six Sigma, project management, electrical safety, or functional safety certification.

Additional Information:

This position is six-day a week in-office model
Sponsorship for foreign candidates is not available.
Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
Do not forget to include a resume in English in your profile in Workday.

The Caterpillar Code of Conduct states that we will select, and place employees based on their qualifications for the job to be performed, without regard to race, religion, national origin, color, gender, identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. In this company we do not request pregnancy tests, nor HIV tests as requirements for employment entry, permanence or promotion.

Posting Dates:

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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