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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 (Job Duties):

+ 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 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 Have:

+ 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 Info:

+ **Locations:** Sanford, NC

+ **Office Model:** This position requires the employee to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the office.

+ **Travel:** 10% domestic and international travel is expected.

+ **Relocation:** Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify.

+ **ISE:** ISE assignment is **not** available.

+ **Visa Sponsorship:** Visa sponsorship is **not** available.

Summary Pay Range:

$126,000.00 - $189,000.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

+ Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

+ Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

+ 401(k) savings plans*

+ Health Savings Account (HSA)*

+ Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

+ Health Lifestyle Programs*

+ Employee Assistance Program*

+ Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

+ Career Development*

+ Incentive bonus*

+ Disability benefits

+ Life Insurance

+ Parental leave

+ Adoption benefits

+ Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

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 4, 2025 - June 22, 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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