Market Development Specialist
About the role
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.
What You Will Do
- Evaluate market opportunities
- Establish external contacts
- Present at conferences
- Develop commercialization plans
- Assist in defining product specifications
- Develop internal tools to assist sales
- Support proposal efforts
- Report progress to senior management
- Support sales initiatives
What You Need To Have
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Business Acumen: Analyze a project’s value proposition for both customer and OEM, collaborate with stakeholders, develop business solutions, utilize diverse analysis tools and methodologies, and summarize strategies related to key operating issues and key players within the market.
- Business Markets: Recognize key players and major competitors in electric power developer market, monitor regulatory and reporting environment within an assigned market, summarize strategies related to key operating issues and key players within the market, research characteristics of an assigned market and its segments, and collect information relevant to business strategies and initiatives.
- Business Development: Summarize the stages of project development lifecycle, assist in developing new geographical areas for the organization's products or services, research approaches for exploring new business opportunities.
- Strategic Thinking: Raise awareness of potential strategic alliances and partnerships, explain elements of the strategy to others, encourage questions, monitor marketplace trends, opportunities, and vulnerabilities, and report findings.
- Alignment: Leverage power market knowledge and assimilate new information quickly with a sense of how it applies to the vision, identify inconsistencies or discrepancies between data and the vision it supports.
Qualifications
- Excellent writing and oral communication skills required for preparation and presentation of well-written documentation.
Skills
- Market analysis
- Brand and solution awareness
- Customer satisfaction
- Market introduction
- Commercialization planning
- Product specification definition
- Internal tool development
- Proposal support
- Progress reporting
- Sales support
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
Not specified.
Schedule
Onsite five days a week.
Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Job Details
Job Title: Data Center Market Specialist
Location: San Diego, CA
Type: Full-Time
Posting Dates: August 26, 2026 - September 8, 2026
Application Instructions: Not specified.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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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