Engineering Project Team Leader
Caterpillar

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.

Are you passionate about driving innovation and making a real impact on product development? Join us at Caterpillar Inc. as an Engineering Project Team Leader within the Building Construction Products (BCP) Engine Systems Team. In this dynamic position, you'll lead a talented team of engineers, guiding them through New Product Introduction (NPI) initiatives and Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) projects. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring our products meet and exceed expectations in terms of scope, quality, speed, and cost across various machine/engine platforms. If you thrive in a non-supervisory leadership role where you can drive forward-thinking solutions, this is the opportunity for you!

What You Will Do:

• Empower, mentor, and lead a team of engineers, fostering their growth and providing expert technical guidance in a non-supervisory leadership role.
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams within the NPI environment, ensuring smooth and effective project execution.
• Clearly communicate project objectives and tasks, while actively soliciting insights and feedback from team members to drive success.
• Skillfully interpret and convey customer, management, and team input, both verbal and non-verbal, to inform project decisions.
• Represent the team as a confident spokesperson in high-level meetings with various levels of management, articulating project progress and requirements.
• Play a key role in shaping the multi-generational product strategy, aligning program scope with long-term goals for sustained success.
• Offer invaluable technical expertise across diverse projects, contributing to their overall excellence and innovation.
• Spearhead and coordinate essential processes within the design team, including thorough design reviews, NPI initiatives, resolution of factory and product reliability issues, and proactive cost management and reduction efforts.

What You Will Have (Basic Qualifications):

• Degree requirement : bachelor's degree in engineering or materials science.
• Technical Excellence : Candidate must have strong analytical skills and have the ability to use various design software. Incumbent will develop and provide solutions for significant technical issues related to quality, velocity, and cost objectives.
• Project Management : Proven ability to perform complex assignments, prioritize workload, and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills are required. Willing and able to collaborate with international teams in various time zones.
• Project Design and Development : Extensive knowledge of construction products, ability to understand the design process and standards.
• Troubleshooting Technical Problems : Ability to effectively communicate complex technical information and solutions with internal and external stakeholders.

Top candidates will also bring:

• Demonstrated skills around managing vision and purpose, decision quality, and negotiating.
• Demonstrated skills in technical project management, development of product, internal and external requirements management, and cost-value management.
• Strong knowledge of Skid Steer Loaders or Compact Track Loaders.
• Strong knowledge of engines and engine installation design.

Additional Details:

• Location: Sanford, NC
• Domestic relocation is available to those who qualify.
• 10% of travel is expected.
• ISE assignment is not available for this position.

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits [medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401(k)] along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

About 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.

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Posting Dates:
April 19, 2024 - May 5, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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