Engineering Project Team Leader

Caterpillar; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar seeks an Engineering Project Team Leader in Bengaluru to drive end-to-end engineering execution for genset and packaged power-system projects. You will ensure integration of mechanical, electrical, controls, and safety requirements into a validated, cost-competitive product.

This role emphasizes cross-functional coordination, governance, and structured decision-making to deliver production-ready solutions and robust project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Automotive, or related engineering discipline.
• Enrich engineering experience in product development, system integration, validation, or NPI execution.
• Experience leading complex engineering projects involving multiple systems or disciplines.
• Knowledge of design reviews, DFMEA, validation planning, risk management, engineering change control, and production readiness.
• Strong technical problem-solving, planning, decision-making, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional and globally distributed teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with gensets, engines, packaged power systems, industrial equipment, automotive products, or similar complex systems.
• Experience supporting prototype and pilot builds, certification, supplier development, and production introduction.
• Knowledge of thermal, structural, vibration, NVH, electrical, controls, safety, and compliance integration.
• PMP, Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma, or APQP training is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering execution from concept through prototype, pilot, and production.
• Translate customer and product requirements into system and subsystem requirements.
• Coordinate component engineers, Design Managers, SMEs, validation teams, manufacturing, procurement, suppliers, quality, service, and compliance teams.
• Develop and manage engineering plans, milestones, dependencies, technical risks, and recovery actions.
• Lead system architecture reviews, design reviews, package DFMEA, technical deep dives, and cross-functional readiness reviews.
• Facilitate system-level decisions and trade-offs involving performance, quality, cost, timing, compliance, and risk.
• Coordinate validation and certification activities covering thermal, structural, vibration, acoustics, electrical, functional, and endurance requirements.
• Support prototype builds, pilot readiness, supplier deliverables, material readiness, and production release.
• Drive closure of engineering quality issues, validation findings, design-review actions, and technical risks.
• Ensure engineering documentation, calculations, specifications, drawings, SPLs, and engineering changes are complete and compliant.
• Communicate engineering status, risks, decisions, and support requirements clearly to project and business leadership.
• Capture lessons learned and embed them into future designs, processes, and standard work.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Project leadership

System integration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Automotive, or related engineering

Tools

DFMEA

APQP

Job description

Job Summary

The Engineering Project Team Leader leads the end-to-end engineering execution and technical integration of genset and packaged power-system projects.

The role ensures mechanical, electrical, controls, cooling, structural, acoustic, fuel, exhaust, safety, compliance, and service requirements are integrated into a validated, cost-competitive, and production-ready product.

This is a technical and project leadership role focused on delivering results through cross-functional coordination, structured decision-making, and strong engineering governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering execution from concept and development through prototype, pilot, and production.
• Translate customer and product requirements into clear system and subsystem engineering requirements.
• Coordinate component engineers, Design Managers, SMEs, validation teams, manufacturing, procurement, suppliers, quality, service, and compliance teams.
• Develop and manage engineering plans, milestones, dependencies, technical risks, and recovery actions.
• Lead system architecture reviews, design reviews, package DFMEA, technical deep dives, and cross-functional readiness reviews.
• Facilitate system-level decisions and trade-offs involving performance, quality, cost, timing, compliance, and risk.
• Coordinate validation and certification activities covering thermal, structural, vibration, acoustics, electrical, functional, and endurance requirements.
• Support prototype builds, pilot readiness, supplier deliverables, material readiness, and production release.
• Drive closure of engineering quality issues, validation findings, design-review actions, and technical risks.
• Ensure engineering documentation, calculations, specifications, drawings, SPLs, and engineering changes are complete and compliant.
• Communicate engineering status, risks, decisions, and support requirements clearly to project and business leadership.
• Capture lessons learned and embed them into future designs, processes, and standard work.

Degree and skills required:

• Bachelor s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Automotive, or a related engineering discipline.
• Having enrich engineering experience in product development, system integration, validation, or NPI execution.
• Experience leading complex engineering projects involving multiple systems or technical disciplines.
• Working knowledge of design reviews, DFMEA, validation planning, risk management, engineering change control, and production readiness.
• Strong technical problem-solving, planning, decision-making, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to lead and influence cross-functional and globally distributed teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with gensets, engines, packaged power systems, industrial equipment, automotive products, or similar complex systems.
• Experience supporting prototype and pilot builds, certification, supplier development, and production introduction.
• Knowledge of thermal, structural, vibration, NVH, electrical, controls, safety, and compliance integration.
• PMP, Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma, or APQP training is advantageous.

Skill Descriptors

Products 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.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Oversees development activities for multiple products or product lines.
• Advises colleagues on implementation and operational considerations.
• Coaches others on key factors that differentiate offerings from that of competition.
• Develops procedures for product planning, development, and delivery cycles.
• Promotes understanding of multiple product and service groups and their interdependencies.
• Monitors regulatory and environmental issues and considerations.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

• Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.
• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
• Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.
• Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

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.

• Communicates complex ideas and concepts in a clear and concise manner so that others can understand.
• Exhibits depth and breadth of knowledge, skill, and experience in the relevant field.
• Provides relevant, timely and objective subject matter/process expertise and key insight regarding multiple client business areas and affiliated fields.
• Provides others with information, opportunities, or resources to develop their skills in the area of expertise.
• Discards examples of persuasive arguments lacking evidentiary support or impact.
• Coaches others to enhance their proficiency regarding the tenets, practices, and examples of the trusted advisor credential.

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.

Level Advanced:

• Champions organizations project management methodology, tools, and techniques.
• Manages multiple high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Coaches others in open communication among project stakeholders.
• Monitors major projects for critical path and actual status versus planned.
• Consults on project planning and management of high-risk, high-impact projects.
• Monitors industry for fresh approaches and tools for project management.

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

• Brings projects to closure and ensures capture of what can be learned from the experience.
• Leads the definition of team mission and objectives for a variety of teams.
• Employs appropriate techniques for maintaining team enthusiasm, energy, and focus.
• Ensures that team members are on board, unified, and moving in the same direction.
• Communicates both within the team and to stakeholders.
• Learns and utilizes special talents and work styles of team members.

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.

• Plays an active or leading role in recording and storing requirement documents in various forms.