Solar Turbines
Gas Turbine Mechanic
San Diego, California · Part-time
No sponsorship$25k-$45kDetected 1 day ago
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Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role80
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level I)39
Fits your clock70
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About the role
- Assemble, disassemble, rework, and repair all product lines including engines, sub-assemblies, accessory units, and driven equipment.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Work with engineers to help develop processes with and without information from Shop Floor Information System, operation instruction sheets, assembly drawings, bills of material, photographs, written and or oral instructions.
- Build, rebuild, fix/modify sub-assemblies in engine build area.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing engineering and Design engineering for new product build processes.
- Find faults and develop solutions to build stoppages with new processes/process improvements, shop aids, and development part modifications.
Requirements
- 3 Years of Mechanical Experience
- Experience with Precision Measuring Devices (multi-meters, dial calipers, depth mics, etc.)
- Experience with forklift, overhead crane and rigging.
- Must be willing to work any shift.
- Working knowledge of turbo-machinery theory with the ability to adapt, modify, and make shop aids for special projects.
- Ability to adjust build process to account for unique instrumentation on engine as required by build.
- Working knowledge of electronics for install and troubleshooting as required.
- Complete knowledge of all Dynos used for the company.
- Knowledge of Test Cell operations for install and in-situ modifications to development engines as needed.
Nice to have
- 3 years of Turbine Engine Mechanical Experience.
- Thermocouples wiring with termination experience.
- Military Gas Turbine or Aviation Experience
- 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.
Skills
- Routine maintenance to shop tools and equipment.
Compensation
- Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
- Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience.
Benefits
- This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
Company info
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
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