Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you will lead electrical design activities for customer-specific power solutions within Caterpillar’s Electric Power Division. You’ll own complex projects across development, changes, manufacturing support and product improvements, delivering high-quality, cost-aware designs. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet performance, durability and serviceability goals, with opportunities for international engagement. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on design in a global, world-class engineering environment.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Up to 12% Bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 6%)
• Contributory share scheme (company matches 50%)
• Flexible benefits including health and dental care plans, EV car lease
• 4.5 Day Week

Responsibilities

• Interpret consultant drawings and specifications
• Assess commercial and design implications of new projects
• Prepare submittal documentation and discuss requirements with customers
• Design controls and protection for generators, motors and related equipment
• Select components and services; create build of materials
• Provide technical support to Manufacturing and Sales
• Direct other engineers in developing and approving project drawings
• Develop settings for control and protection devices
• Lead electrical design on projects
• Maintain project schedules and participate in meetings and reporting
• Participate in training and career development of new designers
• Assist with product testing/evaluation as appropriate
• Represent the department in meetings and update design guides and manuals
• Stay current with technology developments and standards
• Contribute to switchboard design (busbar sizing) and new panel design considering temperature rise and ventilation
• Contribute to procedure and instruction manual development

Key requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Proven experience leading electrical design projects from concept to delivery
• Strong ability to produce and interpret drawings, calculations, risk assessments, and documentation
• Proficiency in AutoCAD, EPLAN, or similar electrical design software
• Experience in electrical installation design and related verification/compliance activities (desirable)
• Analytical thinking, effective communications, and ability to manage multiple priorities (extensive experience)
• Experience with Creo or similar drawing packages
• Experience with SAP or similar enterprise software
• Shall be based in Larne, with five days on-site per week
• Occasional international travel for commissioning and customer projects

• Analytical thinking
• Effective communication
• Managing multiple priorities
• AutoCAD
• EPLAN
• Creo

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