Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining 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't just 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.

As part of our Resource Industries Electrification Solutions (RIES) team, you’ll be on the cutting edge of new technology—building, discovering, and delivering solutions that are transforming the mining industry. This is a high‑visibility, high‑impact role where you’ll work hands‑on at a strategic mine site in Arizona, collaborating directly with customers, dealers, and multiple Caterpillar product groups.

About the Technology

The technology you will work with includes Cat® Dynamic Energy Transfer, a fully Caterpillar-developed system that can transfer energy to both diesel-electric and battery-electric large mining trucks while they are working around a mine site. It can also charge a machine’s batteries while operating with increased speed on grade, improving operational efficiency and machine uptime.

You won’t just support this technology—you’ll help shape how it performs in the real world.

What You’ll Do

As the Electrification Site Development Manager, you are Caterpillar’s single point of contact at the mine site. You’ll lead the charge in bringing electrified mining to life by:

Being the face of Caterpillar at site—the primary link between the customer, dealer, and Cat engineering teams.

Managing communication flow across all stakeholders to ensure alignment and clarity.

Co‑developing and governing a multi‑phase implementation plan with the customer and dealer to guide electrification rollout.

Driving electrical infrastructure development, from requirements definition to installation and commissioning.

Ensuring the dealer is fully prepared, capable, and equipped to support cutting‑edge electrified solutions.

Coordinating site and operational readiness, including tooling, parts inventory, risk assessments, and operator training.

Overseeing assembly, installation, and commissioning of new electrification products and systems.

Owning product-down response, helping keep operations running efficiently.

Monitoring real‑world performance, identifying issues, closing feedback loops, and supporting product enhancements across Caterpillar.

What skills you will have:

Technical Excellence: Experience with electrification, power systems or heavy equipment. Understanding of mining equipment and mine site operations.

Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Materials Science) or related field.

Top candidates will also have:

Experience with high-power electrical componentry.

Additional Information:

This role requires full‑time, on‑site presence at the customer location near Green Valley, AZ. A company vehicle will be provided.

Domestic relocation assistance is available.

This position will require up to 10% travel.

Visa sponsorship, international assignments, or payroll transfers are not available for this role.

Follow the link to learn more about DET: Meet the Cat® Dynamic Energy Transfer System

Summary Pay Range:

$147,760.00 - $221,640.00

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

This position requires working onsite five days a week.Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

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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