Facilities Project Electrical Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing
Caterpillar· startup· Oct 23, 2026 · 3d ago
Sanford, North Carolina
In office
Full-time
Mid
$128K–$193K
Job description
Career Area:
Manufacturing
Job Description:
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Facilities Project Electrical Engineer – Sanford Advanced Manufacturing
Caterpillar is developing a new advanced manufacturing campus in Sanford, North Carolina, to expand production capacity for compact track loaders and telehandlers. The modern, technology-enabled operation is expected to incorporate automation, robotics, digital production systems and integrated logistics capabilities to enhance safety, quality and operational performance. Employees will help build the products our customers rely on while developing skills in advanced manufacturing and supporting the continued growth of Caterpillar’s Cat Compact℠ business.
Job Summary
We are hiring a Facilities Project Electrical Engineer . This role will help build a new state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility from the ground up. You will manage the electrical facilities engineering workstream from initial requirements and design coordination through supplier selection, construction, installation, system integration, commissioning, startup, issue resolution, and handoff to operations. You will lead consultants, engineering design firms, and contractors; coordinate internal and external specialists; and ensure all deliverables meet Caterpillar requirements.
Success requires strong knowledge of the electrical functional area and the ability to connect them into a safe, complete, production-ready facility. You will coordinate with Manufacturing, Legal, Accounting, Purchasing, Information Technology, Safety, and other partners to resolve dependencies and keep the project moving. You will also provide leadership with clear verbal and written updates on progress, risks, decisions, and overall system integration.
What You Will Do
Review, challenge, and approve technical drawings, specifications, calculations, design packages, and changes from external engineering partners. Confirm that the work is accurate, constructible, compliant, and aligned with operational needs.
Manage scope, schedules, estimates, risks, changes, action items, commissioning plans, and operational readiness. Coordinate decisions and deliverables across internal functions, engineering partners, contractors, suppliers, utilities, and regulatory authorities.
Resolve issues through containment, root cause analysis, corrective action, testing, verification, and documented closure.
Translate evolving manufacturing needs into facility designs, technical standards, utility strategies, acceptance criteria, and scalable solutions.
Integrate connected facility technologies, including building management systems, utility monitoring, advanced metering, sensors, automated controls, alarms, equipment connectivity, and condition-monitoring data.
Use building information modeling, digital coordination, system data, commissioning records, and readiness metrics to identify conflicts, guide decisions, and improve startup performance.
Coordinate planning and executing acceptance testing, system energization, integrated systems testing, commissioning, turnover, and startup.
Provide concise verbal and written updates to leadership on integration progress, key decisions, emerging risks, cross-functional dependencies, and actions needed to support startup.
Electrical Focus:
Lead the design, implementation, and operation of facility electrical infrastructure, including power distribution, automation controls, and equipment integration.
Drive electrical capacity planning, protection systems, energy management, advanced metering, and digital facility solutions to support operational and future growth needs.
Oversee commissioning, startup, maintenance, and troubleshooting activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient facility performance.
What You Will Have
Functional and Technical Knowledge: Working knowledge of the relevant electrical, controls, and manufacturing interfaces. Ability to evaluate external engineering work, ask informed questions, and make sound approval decisions.
Engineering Project Management: Ability to lead engineering work across multiple functional areas, external firms, contractors, and internal partners while managing technical dependencies and system integration.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Ability to evaluate developing technical and business information, assess alternatives, identify consequences, and recommend practical solutions that support launch and long-term operations.
Planning: Ability to organize work into actionable steps, anticipate bottlenecks, align cross-discipline dependencies, and maintain focus on construction, commissioning, and production-readiness milestones.
Cross-Functional Leadership: Ability to align technical and business stakeholders, including internal functions, engineering partners, consultants, contractors, suppliers, utilities, and regulatory authorities.
Service Excellence: Ability to understand internal customer requirements and respond with urgency, ownership, and practical solutions as the operation transitions from project delivery into production.
Technical Troubleshooting: Strong knowledge of structured troubleshooting methods and the ability to drive complete, sustainable solutions across complex, connected, multi-vendor systems.
Top Candidates Will Also Have
Bachelor’s degree in engineering
Demonstrated experience supporting facilities, building systems, or industrial engineering projects
Demonstrated executive-level written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex engineering and integration topics into clear progress updates, risks, decisions, and recommended actions for leadership.
Experience supporting an advanced manufacturing facility, plant startup, major expansion, or complex capital program from early design through operational handoff.
Professional Engineer (PE) licensure
Experience with LEED requirements or certification
Experience working within facilities with high standards related to overall building conditions, environmental stewardship, safe work practices, and continuous improvement
What You Will Get
You will own a critical workstream that shapes how a new advanced manufacturing facility operates, connects, and grows. Your work will help move the plant safely from construction through startup and into reliable production while creating scalable systems for long-term performance.
Additional Info:
Location: Sanford, North Carolina
Work Arrangement: Onsite, five days per week. Locations may flex between temporary offices while transitioning to new facility.
Travel: High percentage of travel (50-75%) may be required at certain times during construction planning, supplier reviews, equipment installation, commissioning, startup and production ramp-up.
Schedule: This will be a demanding and very rewarding role. Selected candidate should have schedule flexibility to meet project requirements.
Relocation: US domestic relocation is available
Visa Sponsorship: Not available
Summary Pay Range:
$128,470.00 - $192,710.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
401(k) savings plans*
Health Savings Account (HSA)*
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
Health Lifestyle Programs*
Employee Assistance Program*
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
Career Development*
Incentive bonus*
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Adoption benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Posting Dates:
October 23, 2026 - November 5, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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