Caterpillar, Inc

Engineering Project Team Leadr

Caterpillar, Inc$128K — $192K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant field
  • Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
  • Proven ability to lead and mentor teams
  • Solid understanding of cooling products and systems performance
  • Demonstrated experience in supplier/component strategy
  • Strong level of oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Knowledge of manufacturing methods for fabrication and production processes

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and mentor team members
  • Lead global team in designing new products and systems
  • Manage customer requirements and expectations effectively
  • Resolve complex design issues swiftly
  • Drive product development excellence and maintain standard work procedures
  • Facilitate validation discussions to ensure product meets life targets
  • Oversee team workload and ensure timely project deliverables

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off plan including vacation and holidays
  • 401(k) savings plans
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Career development opportunities
  • Incentive bonus programs
  • Disability benefits and life insurance
  • Parental leave and adoption benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Engineering

Job Description:

This key role of Engineering Project Team Leader is within the Large Power Systems Division Core Packaging group. As an Engineering Project Team Leader, you will lead a team of design control engineers to solve complex technical problems and lead technical discussions related to genset package mechanical systems. This position will lead the planning and delivery of projects for cost, time and quality as well as mentor and coach team members while staying abreast of current/innovative technologies. This individual must develop good network to enable them to obtain resources and remove roadblocks to ensure success of the team as well as act as a spokesperson for the team in meetings with management and customer. This individual will also be responsible to support and manage the team workload along with leading project initiatives while demonstrating product development excellence.

Job Duties:
  • Provide technical leadership and mentor team members
  • Lead global team in the design of new products, processes and/or systems
  • Lead discussions and manage customers requirements and expectations
  • Resolves complex design issues
  • Lead robust product development excellence initiatives and maintain standard work procedures
  • Lead validation discussions and ensure product satisfies life targets
  • Responsible for delivering robust and validated design on time and cost to meet deliverables
  • Evaluate and act on shop support requests
  • Ability to communicate technical information in a succinct and accurate manner
  • Lead product and supplier strategies with long term vision
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams
  • Manage team budget


Qualification/Experience:
  • Requires Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant field
  • Strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Proven ability to lead teams and mentor them
  • Strong understanding of cooling products, systems and its performance
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate systems
  • Supplier/component strategy experience
  • Strong level of oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
  • Knowledge of manufacturing methods and production processes used in fabrication, lines, hoses and tubes manufacturing
  • Exhibited the ability to work independently and have demonstrated ability to apply theory and concept to product design


Top candidates will also have:
  • Masters degree in an Engineering or relevant field
  • Structures design experience
  • Factory support experience
  • Knowledge of engine or genset systems experience
  • Experience with Creo or other modeling tools
  • Knowledge of and experience in APQP, NPI, CPI, and NTI processes is a plus


Skill Descriptors:

Products and Services: Extensive 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: Extensive knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Influencing Through Expertise: Extensive 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.

Team Management: Extensive knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.

Requirements Analysis: Extensive 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.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Extensive 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: Extensive knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

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.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:
June 23, 2026 - July 6, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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