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$113k – $169k per year
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In office (San Diego)
Seniority
Senior · 7+ years exp
Visa
No sponsorship (stated in the posting)
Employment
Full-Time

First seen by Alion on Oct 19, 2026. Solar Turbines scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Solar Turbines is a Caterpillar subsidiary headquartered in San Diego, California, that designs, manufactures and services industrial gas turbines, compressor sets and power generation packages used in oil and gas, power and industrial applications. Founded in 1927 as an aircraft company and owned by Caterpillar since 1981, it runs manufacturing, overhaul and field service operations in the US, Mexico and Europe, with sales and service offices in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Its openings cover engine and sheet metal mechanics, overhaul and field service technicians, supplier and industrial engineers, buyers, logistics and proposal staff.

Career Area:

Manufacturing

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.

About the Role:

Support all areas of the gas turbine business by developing and implementing production plans, repairs, and solutions for a wide variety of parts required across the gas turbine packages.

What You Will Do:

  • Maintain, update, and create manufacturing production planning for a large variety of gas turbine engine and package parts.
  • Provide manufacturing services to other Solar Turbines CAMs and Suppliers who are at capacity.
  • Support Repair Development Engineers to create new repair plans for overhaul engine parts.
  • Create instruction sheets and Baan production orders to repair and create gas turbine parts.
  • Source materials for part creation and repairs.
  • Work with supply chain engineers to create 3rd party manufacturing plans.
  • Read and interpret engineering drawings to create adequate manufacturing plans.
  • Apply ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and tolerancing to manufacturing plans.
  • Use trigonometry and machining fundamentals to calculate appropriate parallelism, and runout conditions needed machine sand-castings and forgings to engineering specification.
  • Use a combination of engineering and machining fundamentals to propose acceptance or repair of discrepant parts to MRB design engineers.
  • Read and interpret CMM reports.
  • Support multiple shifts of shop floor mechanics and machinists with technical solutions to improve ergonomics, reduce cycle time, and reduce tooling.
  • Support on-time-delivery of turbine parts by maintaining frequent verbal communication between supervisors, team leads, and schedulers.
  • Cover for other manufacturing engineers when team members are absent.
  • Lead containment, root-cause, and corrective action for all high frequency defects, escapes, and scrap parts in a timely manner.
  • Interface closely with machinists to create appropriate work holding, time standards, and routings.
  • Use Creo Parametric CAD software to interrogate part dimensions and create internal and external manufacturing planning drawings.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, or related Engineering discipline; 7+ years of experience in machining in lieu of a degree
  • Knowledge of machining manufacturing operations.
  • Proficiencies in Baan, Creo, Windchill, SFIS, GD&T, 3D modeling - Creo preferred.
  • Effective communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Ability to be a team player.
  • Possess emotional intelligence to understand team dynamics
  • Proficient knowledge in non-standard fixturing methods

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proficiency in Creo Parametric
  • Proficiency in ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and tolerancing

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 atwww.caterpillar.com/careers.

Summary Pay Range:

$112,704.00 - $169,056.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-relatedknowledge, 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:

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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