Caterpillar, Inc

Market Development Specialist

Caterpillar, Inc$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Experience in gas turbine, boiler, steam turbine, or reciprocating engine manufacturing
  • Ability to analyze project value propositions for customers and OEMs
  • Strong collaboration skills with stakeholders and development teams
  • Proficient in using analysis tools to evaluate business functions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead market analysis for data center products and services
  • Develop and present commercialization plans at conferences
  • Create internal tools to support sales initiatives
  • Monitor and report market trends and customer satisfaction to senior management
  • Develop strategies to engage and establish relationships with key stakeholders

Benefits

  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Opportunity to influence strategic growth objectives
  • Involvement with cutting-edge energy solutions
  • Potential for career advancement within a leading global company
  • Access to industry conferences and networking opportunities.
Full Job Description
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Job Description:

Solar Turbines Incorporated, headquartered in San Diego, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. Solar manufactures the world's most widely used family of mid-sized industrial gas turbines, ranging from 1 to 38 megawatts. Solar is a leading provider of energy solutions, featuring an extensive line of gas turbine-powered compressors and generators which can operate on a variety of fuels such as hydrogen, renewable diesel, digester gas, and natural gas.

The job entails leading the development and implementation of Solar's products and services for the data center market, contributing to the company's strategic growth objectives. Key responsibilities include market analysis, market introduction, brand and solution awareness, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

What You Will Do:

Tasks include evaluating market opportunities, establishing external contacts, presenting at conferences, developing commercialization plans, assisting the definition of product specifications, developing internal tools to assist sales, and supporting proposal efforts. The role also involves reporting progress to senior management and supporting sales initiatives.

What You Need To Have:
Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Business Acumen:
  • Leverage experience from a gas turbine, boiler, steam turbine, or reciprocating engine manufacturer to analyze a project's value proposition for both customer and OEM
  • Analyzes the value of a business and its functions through the value estimation of assets.
  • Collaborates with stakeholders, development teams, testing teams, etc., to deliver business solutions.
  • Utilizes diverse analysis tools and methodologies to group different business activities based on shared characteristics or similarities.
  • Caters to key stakeholders and their priorities.


Business Markets:
  • Recognizes key players and major competitors in electric power developer market.
  • Monitors regulatory and reporting environment within an assigned market.
  • Summarizes strategies related to key operating issues and key players within the market.
  • Researches characteristics of an assigned market and its segments.
  • Collects information relevant to business strategies and initiatives


Business Development:
  • Summarizes the stages of project development lifecycle.
  • Assists in developing new geographical areas for the organization's products or services.
  • Researches approaches for exploring new business opportunities.

Strategic Thinking:

Raises awareness of potential strategic alliances and partnerships.
  • Explains elements of the strategy to others and encourages questions.
  • Monitors marketplace trends, opportunities, and vulnerabilities; reports findings.
  • Makes sound recommendations when faced with complex and contradictory alternatives.
  • Excellent writing and oral communication skills required for preparation and presentation of well written documentation


Alignment:
  • Leverages power market knowledge and assimilates new information quickly with a sense of how it applies to the vision.
  • Identifies inconsistencies or discrepancies between data and the vision it supports.


This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:
August 26, 2026 - September 8, 2026

About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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