Technical Program Manager, AI Cab Platform

Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group; Mossville (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional planning and execution for an aftermarket In-Cab AI Assistant platform for heavy equipment in Mossville, IL. The role coordinates compute, display, voice, and device management components across engineering, QA, suppliers, and leadership to meet milestones.

The TPM will drive scope, risks, and dependencies, manage release readiness, and ensure artifacts and test evidence are tracked to completion, enabling timely

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in technical program management, project management, or engineering program delivery.
• Experience managing cross-functional software or embedded systems programs involving multiple engineering disciplines.
• Strong experience with program planning, milestone tracking, risk management, dependency management, and executive status reporting.
• Experience coordinating technical teams across architecture, development, testing, and integration activities.
• Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including suppliers and leadership teams.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience driving execution in fast-moving programs with evolving requirements and tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead program planning, execution tracking, and cross-functional coordination across architecture, development, QA, integration, and supplier activities.
• Coordinate delivery across the workstreams defined for the program, including compute platform, audio, display, machine interface, asset data, and device management.
• Manage program scope, schedule, milestones, risks, assumptions, dependencies, and decision tracking.
• Drive weekly delivery reviews, status reporting, and escalation of critical-path issues.
• Partner with the Architect / Technical Lead to align technical decisions with program priorities, milestones, and release readiness.
• Ensure discovery outputs, delivery artifacts, test evidence, and release deliverables are planned and tracked to completion.
• Support backlog refinement, planning, and execution discipline to keep teams focused on MDP, MVP, and production readiness goals.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to remove blockers and maintain delivery momentum.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Engineering software/embedded systems

Milestone tracking

Executive status reporting

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

Adaptability to fast-moving programs

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Engineering / CS / IS / Business)

Job description

Caterpillar is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional planning and execution for an aftermarket In-Cab AI Assistant platform for heavy equipment in Mossville, IL. The role coordinates compute, display, voice, and device management components across engineering, QA, suppliers, and leadership to meet milestones.

The TPM will drive scope, risks, and dependencies, manage release readiness, and ensure artifacts and test evidence are tracked to completion, enabling timely