Engineering Project Team Leader

Caterpillar Inc.•Tucson, AZ

3d•$128,470 - $192,710•Onsite

About The Position

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. Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level and make a meaningful impact in the heavy machinery industry? The Tracked Products Engineering Heavy Structures team is seeking an Engineering Project Team Leader to support the newly formed Worktools team, which includes Hydraulic Mining Shovel buckets, Electric Rope Shovel dippers and Dragline buckets. As an Engineering Project Team Leader, you will lead and oversee multiple worktools projects. Your responsibilities will span coordinating cross-functional activities involving product development, value chain optimization, manufacturing processes, procurement, commercial, and product support. You will be accountable for managing project timelines, budgets, product quality, and ensuring the successful implementation of solutions that address unique challenges within the mining industry. This role requires strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with engineering peers, platform teams, purchasing, and manufacturing organizations. A solid technical background is essential to support training and onboarding of team members both locally and globally. The position emphasizes a product and process quality–first mindset, with a strong focus on zero defects, while balancing program schedule and cost objectives.

Requirements

Products and Services: Knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Influencing Through Expertise: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.
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.
Team Management: Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.
Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product management environment.
Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Nice To Haves

Tracked products or mining industry application knowledge.
Prior experience with Surface mining loading tools.
Extensive experience heavy structures product design and development.
Experience directing project staffing; motivating and developing team members in a high-paced environment.
Strong analytical skills including structural analysis expertise and personal experience performing component level FEA.

Responsibilities

Lead new product introductions (NPI) and provide Engineered to order (ETO) solutions to remain competitive in the marketplace
Provide design enhancements for current and legacy products (CPI, NSI, and maintenance) across the full Worktools product portfolio.
Drive collaboration with product development groups, value chain, manufacturing, procurement, suppliers, commercial, and product support.
Direct project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members.
Provide leadership for design reviews and conformance to design guidelines and best practices.
Oversee project progress, communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas.
Develop project scope to address business challenges and opportunities.
Work with the team and business partners to drive validation methods including FEA, test, and field trials.