Career Area:Supply Chain and Logistics
Job Description:Job Summary: As a
Logistics Systems Integration Lead, you will help design and deliver scalable intralogistics automation solutions across our plants and warehouses. Working closely with enterprise capability owners and cross-functional teams, you will lead solution and architecture design, technical governance, and the development of
MDP/MVP/MMP products, simulations, and system integrations.
Your work will span key automation technologies such as
AGV/AMR fleet management, conveyors and sortation, AS/RS, and goods-to-person systems, along with integration between
WMS, WCS, LOS, ERP, and MES platforms. With a strong focus on
standardization, replication, and sustainability, you will help enable enterprise-ready automation solutions that drive operational excellence at scale.
What You Will Do:Discovery & Value- Gemba walks and stakeholder interviews across production/logistics/warehouse/planning
- Identify automation use cases: line-side replenishment, WIP/finished/semi-finished handling, empty tote return, inbound/outbound/cross-dock, wave/merge, dock/yard, in-plant transport
- Quantify value: throughput/takt, waiting/transport waste, WIP, OTD, space utilization
Solution & Architecture- Design E2E intralogistics solutions: AGV/AMR fleet, conveyors/sorters, palletizing/depalletizing, AS/RS, PTL/Put-to-Light, auto weigh/scan/vision, workstation integration (PLC/robotics)
- Architect integrations: WMS/WCS/LOS and ERP/MES orders, tasks, states, events
Technical Review & Governance- Lead/support solution reviews, identify performance and integration risks
- Drive commonality and reuse
MDP/ MVP / MMP products development- Define success criteria (throughput, takt, availability, zero safety incidents, conflict rate, etc.)
- Use simulation tools (e.g.Plant Simulation) for capacity and bottleneck analysis
- Produce evaluation reports and phased rollout with switch/rollback plans
Deployment & Continuous Improvement- Coordinate go-lives with OT/IT/Network/EHS/Maintenance/Operations
Enablement & Assets- Create playbook as technical solution guideline including: business requirements analysis, supplier base plan, architecture, lessons learn, best practices, safety & acceptance criteria, etc.
Education requirement:- Bachelor's degree or higher in Automation, Controls, Computer Science, Logistics Engineering, or a related field.
What skills you will have:Collaborating- Lead cross-functional collaboration across logistics, IT, OT, engineering, operations, and external vendors to deliver integrated logistics solutions.
- Establish shared goals, roles, and operating rhythms to align stakeholders across functions, regions, and levels.
- Facilitate working sessions and decision forums that enable teams to resolve issues quickly and move integration efforts forward.
- Ensure transparency by making data, requirements, and decisions accessible to all involved parties.
Analytical Thinking- Analyze logistics processes and system performance to identify integration risks, constraints, and improvement opportunities.
- Break down complex problems by evaluating data flows, process dependencies, and system interactions across logistics platforms.
- Compare solution alternatives using structured analysis to support scalable, standardized, and repeatable designs.
- Apply practical analytical tools to interpret patterns, assess impacts, and support recommendations.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking- Support integration and architecture decisions by organizing requirements, data, risks, and stakeholder inputs into clear decision frameworks.
- Assess trade-offs among alternatives by considering business impact, technical complexity, operational risk, and compliance.
- Prioritize concerns and recommend actions based on urgency, impact, and alignment with enterprise standards.
- Escalate complex or high-risk decisions with clear analysis and well-documented options.
Planning and Organizing- Coordinate logistics system integration activities by breaking work into manageable phases, milestones, and dependencies.
- Identify potential bottlenecks, conflicts, or resource constraints and adjust plans to maintain delivery commitments.
- Monitor progress across multiple workstreams and adapt execution plans as conditions change.
- Create and maintain action plans that support disciplined execution across cross-functional teams.
Additional Information: This position requires the candidate
to work onsite five days a week at the Mossville, IL office. Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
This position may require up to 30% travel.
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 11, 2026 - June 25, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
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