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Senior Engineering Project Team Leader
Caterpillar Inc.
Mossville (IL)
On-site
USD 126,000 - 189,000
Full time
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Job summary
Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Team Leader to drive development and continuous improvement of Driver Safety Systems. This role involves leading cross-functional teams, managing technical requirements, and providing guidance and support to engineering projects that influence global safety standards within the mining sector. Candidates should have a robust engineering background, solid project management skills, and experience in driving product innovation.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in an accredited Engineering or Computer Science field.
- Strong background in Design Engineering is preferred.
- Must possess strong technical and analytical skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects for current and legacy Driver Safety Systems platforms.
- Negotiate technical requirements and communicate with stakeholders.
- Provide project leadership and governance across various engineering initiatives.
Skills
Education
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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
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.
Job Summary
Caterpillar’s Integrated Components and Solutions Division is currently seeking a Mining Technology Product Engineering Project Lead for Caterpillar Mining Safety Systems primarily responsible for Driver Safety Systems (DSS). As the project leads, you will be responsible for deliverables in new product development, continuous product improvement, new technology development of the DSS technical team.
The incumbent must have strong technical and analytical skills, good communication and project management skills, a broad technical knowledge base, strong engineering judgement, and demonstrated team leadership skills. The incumbent must have the ability to interface with mining customers tactfully and with technical competence.
The engineering project lead must be able to build relationships and partnerships with product support, commercial teams, strategy teams, process owners and customers to provide exceptional service. Serving the product support teams and customers well is what provides best in class value for the MineStar solution. This position is also responsible for providing technical support to customers. There are frequent and regular interactions with customers and end users.
What You Will Do
- Lead the projects for current and legacy DSS platforms
- Negotiate and manage technical requirements, communicate to stakeholders, team members, and platform groups
- Participating in the processes of test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of robotics software.
- Consulting on the integration issues of robotic software with existing infrastructure components and products.
- Leading in design, implementation, testing and release of software for robotic devices.
- Provide Coaching and Technical Guidance to global team of Engineers along with Team development
- Provide Project leadership & Governance
- Provide leadership and governance on New Product Introduction (NPI), New Technology Introduction (NTI), Continuous Product Improvement (CPI), and Cost Reduction Projects
Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in an accredited Engineering or Computer Science field, with a strong background in Design Engineering.
Technical Excellence
What skills you will have:
- Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
- Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up to date on technical and procedural job components.
- Apply technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services.
- Apply current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence.
- Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
- Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.
- Demonstrates knowledge with the architecture and design of major or multiple products.
- Describes major software architecture alternatives and considerations.
- Explains design considerations for commercial database systems, operating systems and web.
- Displays knowledge in estimating the cost of a specific design of a proposed product.
- Facilitates design reviews and walkthroughs.
- Analyzes benefits and drawbacks of specific software designs and architecture.
- Communicates complex engineering concepts clearly to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Demonstrates deep technical knowledge in mechanical systems and heavy equipment design.
- Provides timely subject matter expertise across engineering, manufacturing, and operations.
- Supports team development through mentorship, training, and technical guidance.
- Leads high-impact engineering projects aligned with Caterpillar’s strategic goals.
- Tracks project milestones, budgets, and deliverables using tools like MS Project and SAP.
- Consults on planning and execution of high-risk, high-visibility engineering initiatives.
- Coordinates with global teams and suppliers to ensure seamless project execution.
- Proven Design Project Leadership, deep technical knowledge, and intellectual curiosity
- Working knowledge with Driver Safety Systems Technology
- Software and Systems Development knowledge
This position requires the candidate work full-time at the Tucson, Az or Mossville, IL office.
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
This position may require 15% travel.
What You Will Get
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:
- Competitive Base Salary
- Annual incentive bonus plan*
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
- 401k savings plan
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Life Insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Healthy Lifestyle Programs
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)
- Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.
Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.
For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media
Summary Pay Range
$126,000.00 - $189,000.00
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
Posting Dates
June 27, 2025 - July 12, 2025
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.
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- Seniority levelNot Applicable
- Employment typeFull-time
- IndustriesConstruction and Machinery Manufacturing
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