Design Team Leader / Chef d’équipe de conception

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global equipment manufacturer is seeking a Design Team Leader for their Peck Tech Digital Technology team in Montreal. This role involves project management and strategic leadership of cross-functional teams to deliver innovative mining technology solutions. Candidates should have a background in mining engineering and relevant project management experience. Join us to help shape the future of mining technology!

Qualifications

• Knowledge of major products and services and ability to apply this knowledge to diverse situations.
• Ability to develop solutions to significant technical challenges and manage projects effectively.
• Ability to analyze and record business functionality and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between mining customers and the Peck Tech Digital Technology team.
• Capture customer requirements to generate proof-of-concept proposals.
• Coordinate resources across various functional areas.

Skills

Project Management

Technical Excellence

Team Management

Troubleshooting Technical Problems

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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.

Peck Tech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc. since 2020, specializes in advanced sensing, monitoring, and control technologies for both open-pit and underground mining. With over 30 years of industry collaboration, Peck Tech bridges the gap between OEMs, OTMs, mining customers, and research institutions to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Based in Montreal, the multidisciplinary team brings deep expertise across electrical, mechanical, software, and mining engineering. Currently, Peck Tech is leading the development of autonomous blasthole drilling and precision mining innovations for Caterpillar’s global mining customers.

As the Design Team Leader, for the Peck Tech Digital Technology team, you will provide project management and strategic leadership to a cross functional team consisting of software and hardware teams that deliver the voice of the customer (VOC) driven solutions to define customer functional requirements through proof-of-concept deployment, integration, testing, verification and validation.

Additional Information:

• Location: Montreal, QC (Canada)
• Required Travel: Up to 30% (Domestic/International)
• Relocation Assistance Offered: None.
• Canada Work Authorization Sponsorship Offered: None.
• This position requires the selected individual to work onsite at the Montreal, QC office.

What You Will Do

• Act as a liaison between mining customers and the Peck Tech Digital Technology team.
• Capturing customer requirements and mining customer value to generate proof-of-concept commercial proposals.
• Assist with the developing project scope to address business challenges and opportunities.
• Coordinating resources across sales and marketing, product development groups, value chain and manufacturing.
• Overseeing project progress and costs; communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving problems.
• Communicate validated customer functional requirements to Caterpillar MineStar and extended new product introduction (NPI) processes.
• Direct project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members.
• Provide engineering input for projects when required.
• Identify and execute opportunities for continuous improvement in Peck Tech processes.
• Other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time-to-time.

What You Have (Basic Requirements)

• Product and Services: 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: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• 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.
• Project Management: 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: Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.
• Requirements Analysis: 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.
• Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product development environment.
• Product Design and Development: 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 (Preferred Qualifications)

• Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering with a Mechanical option, or Master of Science in Mining Engineering.
• Previous experience in mining technology digital prototype project management.
• Previous engineering focused project management and prototype development team leadership experience.
• Experience with mining processes, especially related to autonomous drilling and blasting.
• Experience in generating commercial proposals.
• Ability to work in remote mining areas as needed.
• Ability to communicate clearly with customers to explain the product in a technical manner during sales presentations.
• Previous experience with Caterpillar dealerships highly preferred.

What You Will Get

Through it all, we are one team – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition. Learn more about the The Caterpillar Experience and why It's More Than a Job, it's a Career at Caterpillar.

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Posting Dates: September 29, 2025 - October 19, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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