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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.

Engineering Project Team Leader

**Location:** Tucson, AZ

**Travel:** This position may require up to 15% travel (occasional international travel) to support activities at manufacturing and/or customer sites.

**Domestic Relocation Assistance:** Available

**Visa Sponsorship:** Not Available

Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level and make a real impact in the heavy machinery industry? Join our Electrical Installation team within the Rigid Frame Trucks organization and become a driving force behind the design and development of electrical integration for Large Mining Trucks.

As an Engineering Project Team Leader, you will lead and oversee multiple electrical installation engineering projects focused on large mining trucks and related mining equipment. Your responsibilities will span coordinating cross-functional activities involving product development, value chain optimization, manufacturing processes, commercial, and product support. You will be accountable for managing project timelines, budgets, product quality, and ensuring the successful integration of electrical solutions that address unique challenges within the mining industry.

Why This Role Stands Out:

+ End-to-end ownership: From concept to production, be involved in every stage of the design lifecycle.

+ Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with manufacturing, suppliers, and purchasing to optimize performance, quality, and cost.

+ Growth & impact: Strengthen your engineering leadership skills while contributing to high-impact mining applications.

What you will do:

+ Lead the team to achieve all New Product Introduction (NPI) deliverables including cost, velocity, reliability, and quality targets.

+ Lead the team in Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) activities by addressing feedback from Product Support and Manufacturing.

+ Drive collaboration with product development groups, value chain, manufacturing, commercial, and product support.

+ Direct project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members.

+ Provide leadership for design reviews and conformance to design guidelines and best practices.

+ Oversee project progress, communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas.

+ Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure manufacturability and lifecycle efficiency.

+ Develop project scope to address business challenges and opportunities.

Top Candidates Will have:

+ Off Highway truck or mining industry application knowledge.

+ Extensive experience in Electrical installation product design and development.

+ Experience directing project staffing; motivating and developing team members in a high paced environment.

+ Electrical SDP experience and ability to influence through expertise.

**Degree Requirement:** Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering or Computer Science curriculum.

What Skills You Will Have:

+ **Products and Services:** Knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.

+ **Technical Excellence:** Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

+ **Influencing Through Expertise:** Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.

+ **Project Management:** Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

+ **Team Management:** Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.

+ **Requirements Analysis:** Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.

+ **Troubleshooting Technical Problems:** Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product management environment.

+ **Product Design and Development:** Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

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

Posting Dates:

October 23, 2025 - November 6, 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. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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