Manager Engineering, Software

Caterpillar Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plans

HSA

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager (Software) to lead cross-functional delivery teams for MineStar products. You will be accountable for team performance, engineering execution, and delivering measurable outcomes in collaboration with Product Management, Architecture, and peers.

This role requires strong leadership, expertise in modern software practices, and a focus on reliability, security, and customer value, with up to 10% travel and onsite work in Irving, TX.

Qualifications

• Proven people leadership experience in modern software engineering across full product lifecycle.
• Domain knowledge in mining technology or ability to quickly learn complex industrial domains.
• Proven delivery leadership using Agile and DevOps in commercial product environments.
• Experience with modern delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFe).
• Strong customer orientation and ability to shape technical strategy with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop engineers with clear expectations and growth plans.
• Build and sustain high-performing teams: hiring, onboarding, resource planning.
• Own delivery outcomes across one or more teams with transparent reporting.
• Embed built-in quality through automated testing, code review, SRE/operability.
• Define and improve engineering metrics, using data to drive decisions.
• Align technical roadmap with product, UX, architecture, and integration teams.
• Drive technical strategy balancing capability delivery with platform health and security.
• Mitigate delivery risks and resolve cross-team dependencies.
• Maintain credibility across cloud, distributed systems, DevOps, security, and analytics.

Skills

People leadership

Technical excellence

Project management

Global collaboration

Decision making

Mining domain knowledge

Agile/DevOps

Delivery frameworks

Customer focus

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.

Caterpillar products process high volumes of data coming from sensors, embedded systems and control systems in real time. Caterpillar’s MineStar integrated suite of machine-based technologies provides operators with information to enhance productivity, efficiency and safety. MineStar can enable customers to monitor, manage and optimize their operations. It provides a wide range of features in the areas of guidance, tracking, monitoring and supervisory control. MineStar integrates with broader mining and enterprise systems and is a key part of the Mining Technology Enabled Solutions vision.

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager (Software) to lead one or more cross-functional software delivery teams building and evolving Caterpillar MineStar products. You will be accountable for team performance, engineering execution, and the delivery of measurable customer outcomes. This role partners closely with Product Management, Architecture, and peer engineering leaders to set technical direction, strengthen operating rhythm, and foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and built-in quality.

Career Area

Engineering

What You Will Do

• Lead, coach, and develop engineers through clear expectations, regular feedback, performance management, and career growth plans.
• Build and sustain high-performing teams: hiring, onboarding, resource planning, and succession planning aligned to product and platform strategy.
• Own delivery outcomes across one or more teams: predictable execution, transparent reporting, and effective risk/issue management.
• Embed a culture of built-in quality through engineering excellence practices (e.g., automated testing, code review, SRE/operability, and continuous improvement).
• Define, track, and improve key engineering metrics (throughput, quality, reliability, and customer impact) and use data to drive decisions.
• Partner with Product, UX, Architecture, and integration teams to align technical roadmap, architecture, and feature delivery to customer and business strategy.
• Drive technical strategy within your area of ownership—balancing new capability delivery with platform health, scalability, security, and technical debt reduction.
• Anticipate and mitigate delivery and technical risks; resolve cross-team dependencies and remove impediments to sustained flow.
• Maintain strong technical credibility across modern product development practices (cloud, distributed systems, DevOps, security, mobile, data/analytics) to guide decision-making and coach teams.

What You Will Have

• Managing People: Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams, and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.
• Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• 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.
• Collaborating Globally: Knowledge of effective collaboration techniques and ability to build networks with people from different countries and cultures, think and work with them to bring positive impact and flourishing business results.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment

Considerations For Top Candidates

• Proven people leadership experience in a modern software engineering environment across the full product lifecycle, with accountability for team performance, hiring, coaching, scaling teams, delivery practices, and continuous improvement.
• Domain knowledge in mining technology and operational environments (or the ability to learn complex industrial domains quickly).
• Proven delivery leadership using Agile and DevOps practices in commercial product environments, with a strong focus on reliability, security, and customer value.
• Proven delivery leadership using Agile and DevOps practices in commercial product environments, with a strong focus on reliability, security, and customer value.
• Working knowledge of modern delivery frameworks and methods (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFe) and when to apply them pragmatically.
• Strong customer orientation and experience shaping technical strategy and roadmaps in partnership with product and business leaders.

Additional Information

• This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Irving, TX office.
• Domestic relocation assistance is NOT available for this position.
• Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
• This position will require up to 10% of Domestic & International travel

Summary Pay Range

$147,760.00 - $221,640.00

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

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.