NPI Team Leader

Caterpillar Brazil; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 128,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville, IL seeks an NPI/L5 Team Leader for the Aftertreatment and Exhaust Systems team.

You will drive high-paced product development, coordinating with global engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing to ensure readiness across GW milestones and post-production support. We value hands-on experience in aftertreatment design, project leadership across complex programs, and collaboration with L6/L4 teams to meet budget and schedule objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equal experience.
• Aftertreatment-specific design, test, validation, or manufacturing experience.
• NPI/L5 Team Lead experience.
• Ability to work multiple high-paced, complex projects concurrently and drive them to timely resolution.
• Experienced collaboration with L6 product groups and/or L4 system integration teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Gateway reviews for new and in-flight NPI, NTI, NMI, and NSI programs from initial GWL through post-production GW7.
• Ensure readiness of GW deliverables for manufacturing, supply chain, design, cost, and program budget.
• Act as the integration point between L6 Product Groups and L4 AT&ES technical leads to align on program requirements.
• Manage and track against detailed project plans for budget, schedule, and resource requirements.
• Identify program risks and tradeoffs and engage the appropriate functional teams to resolve.
• Develop application expertise for our products, understand their use-case and how they win against the competition.

Skills

Multi‑project mgmt

AT/ET design exp

NPI Team Lead exp

Collaboration with L6/L4

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering or equal experience

Job description

Career Area: Engineering

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. Your Work Shapes the World Whether it is groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With 100 years of legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe. When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce, Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customers’ needs. Join us.

Role Definition:

The Large Power Systems Division currently has an opening for an NPI/L5 Team Leader in the Aftertreatment and Exhaust Systems (AT&ES) team. This position will be focused on high-paced, concurrent product development for one of the fastest growing areas of Caterpillar’s business. Collaboration across global engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams will be required, and process rigor will be maintained via New Production Introduction (NPI), New Technology Introduction (NTI), New Market Introduction (NMI), and New Source Introduction (NSI).

What you will do:

• Lead Gateway reviews for new and in-flight NPI, NTI, NMI, and NSI programs from initial GWL through post-production GW7
• Ensure readiness of GW deliverables for manufacturing, supply chain, design, cost, and program budget
• Act as the integration point between L6 Product Groups and L4 AT&ES technical leads to align on program requirements
• Manage and track against detailed project plans for budget, schedule, and resource requirements
• Identify program risks and tradeoffs and engage the appropriate functional teams to resolve
• Develop application expertise for our products, understand their use-case and how they win against the competition

Degree Requirement:

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equal experience desired.

What you will have:

Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Extensive 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.

Products and Services: Working knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.

Quality Management: Working knowledge of quality management methods, tools and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.

Effective Communications: Extensive 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.

Problem Solving: Working knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Program Management: Extensive knowledge of the policies and techniques to manage a set of related projects within a program; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control the set of projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve program objectives.

Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Working knowledge of design for manufacturability guidelines, methodologies, and use cases; ability to use this knowledge to optimize product designs and manufacturing operations.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Ability to work multiple high-paced, complex projects concurrently and drive them to timely resolution
• Aftertreatment-specific design, test, validation, or manufacturing experience
• NPI/L5 Team Lead experience
• Experienced collaboration with L6 product groups and/or L4 system integration teams

Additional Information:

• Travel requirements may be up to 15% - Domestic and International
• This can be located in Mossville, IL
• Domestic relocation is available
• Sponsorship is NOT available for this role

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: August 26, 2026 - September 8, 2026

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

EEO/AA Employer.

All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of 'essential job functions' as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Summary Pay Range: $128,470.00 - $192,710.00