Career Area:Engineering
Job Description:Job Summary:Caterpillar is seeking an Engineering Project Leader to lead the development and industrialization of next-generation motor components, with a focus on New Technology Introduction (NTI) to New Product Introduction (NPI) transition and product deployment.
In this role, you will lead complex, cross-functional programs that integrate advanced motor technologies into scalable product solutions. You will work across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and product teams to ensure successful execution from early-stage technology maturation through production readiness.
What You Will Do:- Drive alignment across NTI, NSI, and NPI activities, ensuring readiness at key program gates, tie in with end-to-end execution of motor component programs from concept validation through production implementation
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across:
- Advanced technology development (E+ES Systems, E+ES Power Electronics, etc)
- Product groups (RI, CI, OEM)
- Manufacturing, sourcing, and supply chain
- Manage project scope, schedule, cost, and risk, ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery
- Lead NPI readiness activities including DFMEA, APQP, PPAP, and supplier integration
- Translate NTI learning into product-aligned solutions supporting multiple machine platforms
- Support technology down-selection decisions using performance, cost, and manufacturability tradeoffs
- Communicate project status, risks, and decisions to leadership and key stakeholders
- Provide technical leadership and direction to global, cross-functional teams
- Adoption and Utilization of AI Toolset to improve efficiency of development
What You Will Have:- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Physics
- Technical Excellence: Extensive experience and knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
- Influencing Through Expertise: Extensive experience and 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: Expert 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.
- Requirements Analysis: Extensive experience and 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.
- Product Design and Development: Extensive experience and knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.
What Will Set You Apart:- Previous experience with Cat products
- Familiarity with electrification or electric motors
Additional Information:- This position is in Mossville, IL and requires 5-day a week on-site availability
- Domestic relocation is not available for this role
- Visa Sponsorship is not available for this role
- 10% or less travel is expected
Summary Pay Range:$128,470.00 - $192,710.00
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.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:June 23, 2026 - July 7, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
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