Caterpillar, Inc

Staff Product Manager

Caterpillar, Inc$147K — $221K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field required
  • 8+ years in Product Management, Technical Product Management, or similar role
  • Experience with connected products, industrial IoT, and telecommunications technologies
  • Deep understanding of networking infrastructure and edge computing
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve the roadmap for connectivity platforms supporting Caterpillar's technologies
  • Evaluate emerging connectivity technologies and architectures
  • Develop technology investment recommendations based on customer needs and feasibility
  • Influence technology direction and ensure alignment across engineering and architecture teams
  • Drive execution across engineering teams to remove delivery obstacles and ensure prioritization
  • Build and maintain relationships with key connectivity ecosystem partners
  • Establish visibility into platform performance metrics and health

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Career development opportunities
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Parental leave and adoption benefits
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description:

Role

Caterpillar is seeking a highly technical Staff Technical Product Manager to drive the strategy, architecture, and execution of next-generation connectivity platforms powering connected machines, job sites, and digital services.

This role sits at the intersection of connectivity engineering, product management, cloud platforms, and ecosystem development. The successful candidate will own the product vision and execution strategy for connectivity capabilities spanning cellular, satellite, edge computing, IoT, telematics, and cloud-based data platforms. They will also serve as a technical leader responsible for aligning engineering teams, removing delivery obstacles, managing dependencies, and ensuring visibility across critical Connectivity initiatives.

This is not a traditional Product Manager role. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in networking, connectivity infrastructure, distributed systems, and data platforms, coupled with the ability to influence architecture decisions, drive execution, and shape long-term technology strategy.

What You Will Do:
Connectivity Platform Strategy
  • Define and evolve the Connectivity platform roadmap supporting Caterpillar machines, sites, digital products, and autonomous systems.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and connectivity architectures including:
    • Starlink and satellite communications
    • Cellular technologies (LTE, LTE-M, NB-IoT, 5G)
    • Private LTE and Private 5G networks
    • Wi-Fi and mesh networking solutions
    • Edge compute platforms
    • Industrial IoT connectivity solutions
  • Develop technology investment recommendations balancing customer value, technical feasibility, scalability, security, reliability, and cost.

Product & Architecture Leadership
  • Partner with architecture and engineering leaders to establish future-state connectivity capabilities enabling remote operations, connected assets, autonomy, and digital services.
  • Influence technology direction across machine connectivity, site infrastructure, edge processing, data transport, and cloud integration.
  • Evaluate architectural tradeoffs across network technologies, edge platforms, device management, cloud services, and data pipelines.
  • Drive adoption of platform capabilities that can be leveraged across multiple product teams and business units.

Data & Digital Ecosystem
  • Define product requirements and strategy for connectivity-related data pipelines supporting telemetry, health monitoring, fleet management, autonomy, and customer-facing digital experiences.
  • Partner with enterprise data, cloud, and analytics teams to ensure scalable movement of data from machine and site environments to cloud-based platforms.
  • Establish visibility into platform health, data quality, connectivity reliability, and operational performance metrics.

Technical Program Leadership
  • Serve as the connective layer between engineering, architecture, operations, vendors, and business stakeholders.
  • Drive execution across multiple engineering teams, ensuring alignment on roadmap priorities, milestones, dependencies, and technical decisions.
  • Identify and eliminate blockers impacting delivery, architecture adoption, and business outcomes.
  • Lead cross-functional reviews, technical decision forums, and governance activities.
  • Communicate roadmap status, platform maturity, key risks, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

Ecosystem Development
  • Build and maintain relationships with:
    • Satellite connectivity providers
    • Cellular carriers and network operators
    • Connectivity hardware vendors
    • IoT platform providers
    • Cloud service providers
    • Technology startups and innovation partners
  • Monitor industry trends and identify opportunities to accelerate Caterpillar's connectivity capabilities through partnerships and emerging technologies.

What You Will Have:
Connectivity & Networking Expertise

Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following:
  • Satellite communications
  • Starlink deployments
  • Cellular networking (4G LTE, LTE-M, NB-IoT, 5G)
  • Private LTE and Private 5G
  • Industrial networking
  • Wireless infrastructure
  • Edge computing
  • Telematics platforms
  • IoT ecosystems

Technical Product Management

Ability to define product strategy and execution plans for highly technical platforms while balancing customer needs, engineering constraints, and business objectives.

Systems Thinking

Ability to understand and influence complex technology ecosystems spanning:
  • Embedded systems
  • Machine connectivity
  • Networking infrastructure
  • Edge computing
  • Cloud platforms
  • Data engineering
  • Security and compliance

Program Leadership

Ability to manage large-scale technical initiatives, coordinate multiple stakeholders, manage dependencies, and drive execution without direct authority.
Executive Communication

Ability to communicate architecture decisions, technical tradeoffs, strategic recommendations, and business impacts to technical and non-technical audiences.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or a related technical field.
  • 8+ years of experience in Product Management, Technical Product Management, Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, Connectivity Engineering, or Technical Program Management.
  • Experience delivering connected products, industrial IoT solutions, networking platforms, cloud-based services, or telecommunications technologies.
  • Experience working directly with software engineering and architecture teams
  • Experience with connected equipment, industrial automation, telematics, or autonomous systems.
  • Experience implementing satellite connectivity solutions in remote or challenging environments.
  • Understanding of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and large-scale data pipelines.
  • Knowledge of telemetry platforms, machine data ingestion, streaming architectures, and event-driven systems.
  • Experience evaluating technology vendors and strategic partnerships.
  • Experience building business cases and investment recommendations for emerging technologies.


Additional Details:
  • This position requires the candidate to work full-time at our Irving, Texas office.
  • Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
  • Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
  • This position may require up to 20% travel
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Summary Pay Range:

$147,760.00 - $221,640.00

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:

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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