Chief Engineer - Paving Compaction
Caterpillar Brazil
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Job summary
Caterpillar invites a Chief Engineer for Paving Compaction to lead the global engineering portfolio from our Brooklyn Park, MN location. You will shape the strategic direction, drive technical excellence, and oversee product development and organizational capability to deliver value for customers and the business.
As a member of the Paving leadership team, you will partner with senior leaders to set architecture standards, coordinate investments, and drive innovation across electrification,
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Significant engineering leadership experience with progressive responsibility across product development and engineering organizations.
- Demonstrated success leading managers and large cross-functional engineering teams.
- Experience influencing business strategy, investment decisions, and product portfolio direction.
- Proven capability in Technical Excellence, Product Design and Development, Strategic Thinking, and Organizational Leadership.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the long-term engineering and technology strategy for the Paving Compaction product portfolio.
- Align engineering investments with customer requirements, market opportunities, and business objectives.
- Lead enterprise discussions regarding future engineering capabilities and organizational readiness.
- Drive technology roadmaps supporting product differentiation and sustainability initiatives.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives involving electrification, autonomy, and software integration.
Skills
Education
Job description
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.
This is Caterpillar
The Chief Engineer for the Paving Compaction Product Group serves as the senior engineering leader responsible for the strategic direction, technical excellence, product development, and organizational capability of Caterpillar's global compaction portfolio. As a member of the Paving leadership team, this position provides enterprise leadership across engineering, product strategy, technology development, and talent management to ensure long-term business success and customer value. This role leverages deep expertise in Technical Excellence, Product Design and Development, Strategic Thinking, and Business Acumen to define and execute engineering strategies that support profitable growth, product leadership, operational excellence, and customer success. The Chief Engineer - Paving Compaction partners closely with the Chief Engineer - Paving Processing to establish aligned technology strategies, common engineering standards, integrated product architectures, and coordinated investment decisions across the broader Paving portfolio.
- Strategic Leadership Develop and execute the long-term engineering and technology strategy for the Paving Compaction product portfolio
- Apply Strategic Thinking, Business Acumen, and Planning: Tactical, Strategic to align engineering investments with customer requirements, market opportunities, and business objectives
- Influence product strategy, portfolio decisions, and capital investments as a key member of the product group leadership team
- Drive technology roadmaps supporting product differentiation, competitive advantage, sustainability initiatives, connectivity, autonomy, electrification, and digital solutions
- Lead enterprise discussions regarding future engineering capabilities and organizational readiness
- Engineering & Product Leadership Champion Technical Excellence throughout the engineering organization
- Lead execution of complex product development programs utilizing expertise in Product Design and Development and Product Development in Manufacturing
- Ensure engineering decisions balance customer needs, business objectives, cost, quality, manufacturability, and schedule commitments
- Provide leadership in technology development, product architecture, validation, and product lifecycle management
- Establish technical direction and governance for major engineering initiatives and platform strategies
- Promote innovation through effective application of emerging technologies and engineering best practices
- Lead and develop a global engineering organization through engineering managers, technical leaders, and subject matter experts
- Build organizational capability using strengths in Managing People, Staff and Career Development, and Team Management
- Drive workforce planning, succession planning, leadership development, and technical talent strategies
- Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable culture focused on innovation, engagement, and performance
- Ensure engineering resources, organizational structures, and capabilities support current and future business needs
- Demonstrate Collaborating Globally, Cross-Team Integration, and Influencing Through Expertise across multiple stakeholders
- Partner closely with Product Management, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Product Support, and Commercial organizations
- Build and maintain a strong partnership with the Chief Engineer for Paving Compaction to ensure alignment of engineering priorities, resource planning, technology investments, and product strategies
- Lead cross-functional initiatives involving electrification, autonomy, controls, connected assets, software integration, and common platform development
- Represent the Paving organization in divisional and enterprise engineering forums
- Apply Customer Focus and Customer/Market Focus to understand evolving customer requirements and industry trends
- Balance engineering priorities with financial performance, business objectives, and growth strategies
- Utilize Judgment and Decision Making and Decision Making and Critical Thinking to resolve complex business and technical challenges
- Drive product excellence while improving quality, reliability, serviceability, and customer value
- Ensure engineering initiatives support Caterpillar's enterprise strategy and long-term growth objectives
- Customer Focus: Knowledge of the values and practices that align customer needs and satisfaction as primary considerations in all business decisions and ability to leverage that information in creating customized customer solutions
- Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan
- Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges
- Team Management: Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams
- Cross-Team Integration: Understanding of the importance of inter-team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business results; ability to lead employees from various functions to communicate, coordinate work across divisions, and collaborate in solving problems as one team
- 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
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
Significant engineering leadership experience with progressive responsibility across product development and engineering organizations
Demonstrated success leading managers and large cross-functional engineering teams
Experience influencing business strategy, investment decisions, and product portfolio direction
Proven capability in Technical Excellence, Product Design and Development, Strategic Thinking, and Organizational Leadership
- Experience leading global product development organizations
- Experience managing complex technology, product, and portfolio strategies
- Strong understanding of construction industries, paving, compaction equipment, or related product segments
- Proven success developing engineering talent, organizational capability, and succession pipelines
- Demonstrated ability to influence executive-level decisions and drive enterprise-wide initiatives
The primary location for this position is Brooklyn Park, MN Domestic relocation assistance is available for those who qualify Sponsorship is not available International and Domestic travel up to 25% This position is eligible for stock or other equity grants pursuant to Caterpillar’s long-term incentive plan
For more than a century, Caterpillar has helped build a better, more sustainable world. With 2025 sales and revenues of $67.6 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is shaping the future as the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Backed by one of the largest independent global dealer networks and financing services through Cat Financial, the company’s primary business segments: Power & Energy, Construction Industries and Resource Industries are solving customers’ toughest challenges through commercial excellence and advanced technology, driven by a highly skilled, dedicated global team.
$189,080.00 - $283,630.00
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
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.
Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Relocation is available for this position.
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture.
We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work.
We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported.
We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs.
We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.
Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution.
Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.
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