Solar Turbines

2025 Entry level Gas Turbine Products Engineering

LocationSan Diego, CA
Job Typefull_time
Salary$71,026-$106,538

About This Job

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.

Solar Turbines Incorporated, the leading designer and manufacturer of Industrial Gas Turbines in the 1 to 24 MW size range, has exciting opportunities for recent graduates to join our world-class team of turbomachinery professionals as we work together to develop new product capability aimed at reducing emissions, improving efficiency, and burning low-to-zero carbon fuels.

This position is part of our Gas Turbine Products Engineering Rotation Program within Turbomachinery Products (TMP). The TMP Engineering Rotation Program provides the foundation for continued growth and long-term success of both our engineers and our organization. Entry Level engineers will gain access to challenging assignments intended to generate critical business value and enable the engineer to acquire gas turbine product knowledge. These assignments across an array of diverse engineering departments will grow the Entry Level engineer’s professional network, cultivate an enterprise perspective, and maximize engagement within an organization of technical specialists. This program is tailored to the engineer’s proficiencies and interests in preparation of a challenging and rewarding engineering career at Solar Turbines.

Entry Level engineers will gain access to challenging assignments intended to generate critical business value and enable the engineer to acquire gas turbine product knowledge. These assignments across an array of diverse engineering departments will grow the Entry Level engineer’s professional network, cultivate an enterprise perspective, and maximize engagement within an organization of technical specialists. This program is tailored to the engineer’s proficiencies and interests in preparation of a challenging and rewarding engineering career at Solar Turbines.

Each program consists of multiple rotations of up to six months each in departments such as:

Mechanical Design
Combustion
Additive Manufacturing
Heat Transfer and Secondary Flow
Compressor Aerodynamics
Turbine Aerodynamics
Performance
Experimental Product Development and Test
Condition Based Engineering
Materials and Processes
Aftermarket Engineering
Customer Services
Product Application Engineering

At the conclusion of the rotation program, the Entry Level engineer will join one of the Gas Turbine Product Engineering departments for their long-term assignment.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must have obtained or will obtain a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Materials Science, or other related engineering discipline.
Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or higher.
Less than one year of relevant industry experience.
Technical knowledge of engineering fundamentals.
Must be able and eager to relocate to San Diego, CA.


Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated leadership and teamwork capabilities.
Effective problem-solving skills and technical judgment.
Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
Exhibit exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
Previous related internship or co-op experience.
Ability to handle multiple priorities for a variety of tasks.


Applicable Skills:

Structural analysis using commercially available software (i.e. Ansys, Abaqus, etc.)
Material modeling
Statistics / Data analytics
Coding, ie. MATLAB, Python, C#, etc.
Pragmatic
Creative problem-solving capabilities
Self-motivated

Compensation & Benefits:

Base salary for this role ranges from $ 71,026.00, to $106,538.00. Actual salary will be based on experience. The total rewards package, beyond base salary includes:

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
Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines

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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:

June 30, 2025 - July 7, 2025

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.

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