Electrical Design Engineer – High Voltage Electrification in Desford

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The Opportunity: Play a key role in delivering electrical system designs across the full product lifecycle within a collaborative engineering team. As an Electrical Engineer, you’ll lead the development of electrical systems for Compact Wheel Loaders, Backhoe Loaders and Telehandlers, including architecture, harness routing and high-voltage electrical systems supporting electrified machine applications. Working closely with cross-functional partners, you’ll apply your technical expertise and problem-solving skills to deliver high-quality solutions that meet time, cost and performance targets.

As a Electrical Engineer, you are accountable for, but not limited to:

• Design and develop electrical systems, including conventional 12V/24V harnesses and high-voltage (>300V DC) systems, using 3D CAD tools such as Creo, ensuring designs meet performance and manufacturability requirements.
• Support the development of high-voltage cable systems, including integration of HVIL (High Voltage Interlock Loop) safety circuits, ensuring safe and compliant designs.
• Own delivery across the product lifecycle, from concept and development through validation, release and resolution of field issues.
• Translate customer and project requirements into robust electrical design solutions, including architecture definition and component selection.
• Apply structured analytical thinking to evaluate design options, balancing performance, cost, risk and manufacturability.
• Collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers and customers to resolve design challenges and support successful product integration.

What You Can Demonstrate:

• Analytical Thinking: Applies structured problem-solving to break down complex challenges, identify root causes and evaluate multiple solutions, ensuring balanced decisions across cost, risk and performance.
• Computer-Aided Design & Engineering: Applies strong knowledge of CAD tools to develop and manage accurate models, schematics and drawings, including harness and cable modelling within Creo 3D, covering both conventional and high-voltage (>300V DC) electrical systems.

What You May Have:

• Applied knowledge of high-voltage (>300V DC) systems, including designing and integrating HVIL safety circuits.
• Support development of electrified system architectures, ensuring safe integration of high-voltage components.
• Contribute to communication system integration, including awareness of technologies such as GMSL.
• Use structured approaches to analyse issues, interpret schematics and improve designs to support reliable system performance.

What You Will Get: One Company, Limitless Opportunities. Caterpillar 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. Careers at Caterpillar are limitless, we have opportunities in Engineering, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain and so much more.

Our Sustainability Commitment: Caterpillar has a long-standing commitment to sustainability, one of our five Values in Action. We actively lead sustainable green initiatives to preserve the environment, help reduce poverty with the Caterpillar Foundation and stay involved in the communities we help build.

Benefits: 27 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity to buy additional holiday, 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, Employee Support Networks – join groups that offer support, connection, and a sense of community, optional flexible benefits including access to private health and dental care plans, EV car lease etc.

Travel: Up to 5% UK travel may be required, including visits to other facilities as needed. This position requires working onsite five days a week.