Engineering Project Team Leader

Caterpillar; Wamego (KS); On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k)

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar’s EXD team in Wamego, KS is hiring an Engineering Project Team Leader to design, develop, and implement new excavator worktools and related technologies. You will lead the technical team across multiple projects, ensuring robust design, testing, and documentation aligned with customer feedback.

The role requires a degree in engineering, CS, or materials science, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to manage priorities while partnering with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Proven ability to analyze problems and derive solutions.
• Experience in designing, building, and developing new products or technologies from concept to production.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects.
• Experience documenting functional requirements and leading trade-off discussions.

Responsibilities

• Research and concept worktool opportunities; prototype design, testing, and analysis for excavator worktools.
• Lead machine integration opportunities from a worktool perspective; collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Develop and document functional requirements; translate customer needs into detailed designs; drive customer-focused solutions.
• Lead creation of project proposals, cost estimates, timelines, and technical reports; prioritize projects by risk, resources, and financial impact.
• Balance workload among team members and pursue process and method improvements for efficiency.
• Ensure a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Effective communications

Managing multiple priorities

Product design and development

Strong intellectual curiosity

Integrated engineering

Worktools analysis

Cross-regional collaboration

Customer-facing translation

Education

Engineering/CS/Materials Science degree

Job description

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.

Caterpillar’s EXD team is hiring for Engineering Project Team Leader in Wamego, KS!

In this role you will design, develop, build, and implement new excavator worktools, worktool components, or technologies as well as provide leadership to the rest of the technical team in pursuit of the same goals on multiple projects.

What You’ll Do (Job Duties)

• Researching new worktool opportunities and competitive products. Organizing, coordinating, and executing the concepting, design, building, testing, and analysis of prototype worktools for excavators.


• Concept machine integration opportunities specifically from a worktool perspective to improve the operator experience and work with cross functional teams to implement these opportunities.


• Developing and documenting functional requirements based on voice of the customer and translating into detailed designs. Leading trade off discussions with both the technical teams and the customer facing teams to get to the best customer solution.


• Leading the creation project proposals, cost estimates, project timelines and technical reports. Prioritizing new technology projects based on risk, resource capabilities, and financial outcomes.


• Reviewing workload and balancing among the technical team members and concepting process and method improvements for better efficiency and effectiveness at a team level.


• Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

What You Have (Core Skills)

• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.


• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.


• Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.


• 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.

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Strong intellectual curiosity with a flexible mindset.


• Vertically integrated engineering skillset capable of concept to production product development.


• Ability to analyze and develop worktools based on an overall consideration of the excavator and what the total solution will be to the customer.


• Good listening and communication skills with ability to work across regions and different functional areas.


• Understanding customer challenges across spectrum of applications and variety of use cases and able to translate into the technical needs that will deliver best in class products.

Additional Details

• Work location: USA-KS-Wamego-Solar


• Domestic relocation assistance is NOT available for this role


• Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this role.


• Travel: 20% including international travel.


• This position requires 5 days per week in the office (M-F)

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.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

November 4, 2026 - November 10, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

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