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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.

As an Autonomy Positioning Manager, you will be responsible for fostering and guiding a team of direct contributors to deliver end-to-end autonomy positioning solutions to production. These engineers are responsible for supporting the Positioning, Localization and Navigation Systems for Autonomous and Automated Machines for Construction and Mining Technology Applications. Working with high Precision RTK GNSS, LiDAR, Inertial Sensing (IMU), and Vision based technologies. In this role, you will also collaborate with global, multi-disciplinary teams to develop and execute business initiatives as part of a larger Autonomy and Automation team.

What You Will Do:

+ Strategic owner for positioning system and software development, from conception to lifecycle management.

+ Managing the engineering staff and activities with an emphasis on organizational goals achievement, professional development and continuous improvement.

+ Empower & enable engineers to achieve enterprise objectives while also fostering & developing them to be successful toward their individual career aspirations

+ Monitoring and continuously improving product and process performance, quality and cost-effectiveness for all engineering activities and deliverables.

+ Providing leadership to create and maintain processes used to design and develop software, systems, and new technologies.

+ Outline the strategy/roadmap to achieve these goals, and lead its execution to completion by driving alignment across teams

+ Communicate roadmaps and priorities clearly to a variety of stakeholders across the entire company, including close collaboration with engineering managers, senior leadership, and other stakeholders.

What You Have:

+ **Communicating for Impact:** Knowledge of concepts, tools and techniques for effective listening and communicating; ability to apply these theories to receive, transmit and accurately interpret information and ideas to influence others in various situations **.**

+ **Managing People:** Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.

+ **Collaborating Globally:** Knowledge of effective collaboration techniques and ability to build networks with people from different countries and cultures, think and work with them to bring positive impact and flourishing business results.

+ **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.

Consideration for Top Candidates:

+ Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or PhD in an accredited Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer engineering or Computer Science degree

+ Extensive experience leading technical engineering teams

+ Proven experience with Product Development Lifecycle projects; understanding constraints and how to meet strategic goals through leadership and execution.

+ Leadership experience of teams in the Autonomous or Robotics industry including technical domain knowledge and awareness of customer challenges in this industry.

+ Knowledge of Construction/Mining Industry.

Additional Information:

+ This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Mossville, IL office.

+ Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

+ Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

+ This position will require up to 10% travel.

Summary Pay Range:

$159,120.00 - $238,680.00

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

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

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:

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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