Engineering Project Team Leader

Caterpillar Inc.; Mossville (IL); On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a role that links software development with electronic system integration to ensure timely delivery of features and releases aligned with product launch schedules.

The candidate will collaborate with engineering leaders, systems teams, product managers, and program managers to manage timelines, dependencies, and risks while driving issue resolution. The position emphasizes software and systems engineering, program management, and leadership to deliver integrated

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field.
• Solid experience in software engineering, systems engineering, product development, or program management.
• Leadership experience managing software programs, product launches, or new product introduction activities.
• Experience working with embedded software, connected products, industrial automation, automotive, heavy equipment, robotics, or other technology-driven industries.
• Strong technical acumen with exceptional program leadership skills.
• Ability to connect technical delivery plans to product launch objectives and align cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the primary link between software development and electronic system integration teams to align deliveries with product launch schedules.
• Collaborates with engineering leaders, systems teams, product managers, and program managers to manage timelines and risks.
• Drives issue resolution and integration of software capabilities into new products.
• Champions project management methodologies and tools across multiple projects.
• Leads team alignment, communication with stakeholders, and promotes cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Software engineering

Systems engineering

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field

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.

Career Area:

Engineering

What You Will Do:

This role serves as the primary link between software development teams and electronic system integration teams, ensuring software features, capabilities, and releases are delivered in alignment with individual product launch schedules. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering leaders, systems teams, product managers, and program managers to manage delivery timelines, identify dependencies and risks, drive issue resolution, and ensure successful integration of software capabilities into new products. The position requires a combination of technical understanding, program leadership, and strong cross-functional collaboration skills.

What You Will Have:

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:

• 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:

• 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:

• Champions organization's 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:

• 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:

• Plays an active or leading role in recording and storing requirement documents in various forms.
• Ensures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage.
• Supervises the advanced use of requirements analysis tools and services, including prototyping and use cases.
• Produces detailed functional and information requirements models and documentation.
• Trains others on requirements walkthroughs and quality reviews.
• Utilizes automated diagramming tools to ensure traceability of requirements.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems:

• Evaluates business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution.
• Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and systems problems.
• Monitors machine performance and history; addresses excessive maintenance or repair needs.
• Coaches others how to resolve integration or communications problems in multi-vendor environment.
• Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach.
• Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.

Product Design and Development:

• Develops organizational standards and processes in order to maximize complex product services' efficiency and effectiveness.
• Creates and introduces new techniques that expedite or simplify the development process.
• Supervises the management of multiple and diverse types of products or services.
• Develops proof-of-concept exercises to prove or disprove validity of proposed products.
• Advises on the appropriate solutions to complex product design and development problems.
• Designs working prototypes of a variety of proposed products or services.

Top Candidates Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Solid experience in software engineering, systems engineering, product development, program management, or related disciplines.
• Previous leadership experience managing software programs, technical teams, product launches, or new product introduction activities.
• Experience working within embedded software, connected products, industrial automation, automotive, heavy equipment, robotics, or other technology-driven industries.
• Strong technical acumen with exceptional program leadership skills.
• Deep understanding of complex software development environments, building effective relationships across organizations, and driving execution through influence rather than direct authority.
• Excellence at connecting technical delivery plans to product launch objectives and ensuring diverse teams remain aligned on priorities, schedules, and business outcomes.

Additional Information:

• Location is onsite in Mossville, IL five days per week
• Relocation assistance may be available in accordance with Caterpillar policies.
• Sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Travel is 10%

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:

September 28, 2026 - October 9, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.