MWL Engineering Team Lead: Systems Integration

Caterpillar; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Paid time off

Tuition Reimbursement

Incentive bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking an Engineering Project Team Lead in Peoria, IL to guide MWL machine new product introductions from concept to production. You will align machine-level requirements, lead cross‑functional teams, and drive decisions across hardware, software, and validation to meet safety, quality, and cost targets.

The role emphasizes mentoring engineers, coordinating with manufacturing and suppliers, and ensuring a robust verification strategy before production release.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related technical field.
• Progressive experience in product design, development, machine integration, systems engineering, validation, or current production engineering.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical work across multiple engineering systems and cross-functional teams.
• Experience making and communicating technical trade-off decisions using requirements, analysis, test data, risk, and business priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex issues clearly to technical teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own machine-level technical leadership for MWL machine new product introduction programs from concept through production.
• Define, document, and align machine-level technical requirements, architecture, interfaces, and content with product strategy and customer needs.
• Lead system teams to integrate structures, powertrain, hydraulics, electrical, controls, software, operator systems, attachments, and emerging technologies into a complete machine solution.
• Drive technical trade-off decisions across performance, quality, cost, manufacturability, serviceability, reliability, compliance, and schedule.
• Establish clear technical priorities, decision paths, and issue ownership; escalate unresolved risks with fact-based recommendations.
• Lead design reviews, integration reviews, technical readiness assessments, and resolution of cross-system issues.

Skills

Engineering leadership

System integration

Trade-off decisions

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Caterpillar is seeking an Engineering Project Team Lead in Peoria, IL to guide MWL machine new product introductions from concept to production. You will align machine-level requirements, lead cross‑functional teams, and drive decisions across hardware, software, and validation to meet safety, quality, and cost targets.

The role emphasizes mentoring engineers, coordinating with manufacturing and suppliers, and ensuring a robust verification strategy before production release.