NPI Entry Level Rotational Engineer at Solar Turbines in San Diego, CA

Summary: Solar Turbines is part of Caterpillar Inc., a global team focused on building stronger, sustainable communities. The NPI Entry Level Rotational Engineer role offers a unique opportunity to build a technical foundation through rotations in various engineering departments, providing exposure to gas turbine products and preparing candidates for a rewarding engineering career. Responsibilities: - Begin building technical foundation - Provide challenging assignments - Create broad exposure to Solar Turbines organization and application - Acquire gas turbine product knowledge - Develop enterprise perspective - Begin network building - Preparation for a challenging and rewarding engineering career - During the candidate selection process, the candidate will be selected for a particular functional department that leverages their current skill set and future interests, rotations will be a combination of departments/roles that will supplement final placement and candidate preference to stretch and learn and upon completion of the program the selected candidate joins the selected department Required Qualifications: - In the process of obtaining or have obtained a minimum of a bachelor's degree in an accredited engineering program such as Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemistry, ect - Overall GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale - Previous Internship and/or relevant work experience - Technical knowledge of engineering fundamentals - Must be able and willing to relocate to San Diego, CA and be in office full time - Ideal for those building foundational skills in this field, generally within the first 0–2 years of their career Preferred Qualifications: - Experience (Course work or internship) in turbomachinery concepts, designs, maintenance - High energy level and sense of urgency - Good business / technical judgment - Ability to handle multiple priorities for a variety of tasks - Previous co-op or Internship experience - Problem solving skills - Strong verbal and written communication skills Required Skills: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Technical knowledge of engineering fundamentals Important Skills: Turbomachinery concepts Nice-to-Have Skills: Problem solving skills, verbal communication, written communication Benefits: Annual incentive bonus plan, Medical, dental and vision coverage starting day 1, Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.), 401(k) Savings Plan including company match, Health savings account (HSA), Flexible spending accounts (FSAs), Short and long-term disability coverage, Life Insurance, Parental leave, Employee Assistance Programs, Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts, Career Development