NPI Team Leader

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

11d•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. About E&ES: Caterpillar’s Electrification & Energy Solutions (E&ES) Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified power train, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries. We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building. Job Summary: As an NPI Team Leader within E+ES, you’ll drive complex, industry-altering programs from Launch to completion. You’ll lead cross-functional teams including engineering, commercial, supply chain, and manufacturing through concept definition to fully productionized customer solutions. Your ability to organize teams, leverage talent, and identify and eliminate risk through a multi-stage development cycle will be put on full display.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Working 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.
Quality Management: Basic understanding and 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 experience and 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: Working 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.
New Product Introduction experience (leadership capacity or team member)

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of current industry state-of-the-art technologies in the power electronics and motors spaces.
Willingness and proficiency for operating in ambiguity, where not all boundaries are fully defined, and flexibility is necessary in achieving a common goal.
Previous experience driving complex, multi-functional programs from concept to completion.
Working knowledge of RBM (rolling business model) planning.

Responsibilities

Leading teams to address program level issues/action logs, risk registers, scope change requests/logs, program work plans, program cost tracking and provide workshop planning, execution and follow-up as needed.
Working with engineering, validation, customer support, purchasing, commercial teams, L5 (application) teams, manufacturing & supply chain to develop their detailed activities and schedule.
Closely tracking program R&D budgets, aligning spend via regular touchpoints with product teams, revising as necessary as program changes dictate, ensuring forecasts accurately reflect stated program deliverables.
Developing and refining processes in the project intake and governance space, ensuring consistency and priority alignment for project onboarding.
Working with program team members to manage project schedules, support program control meetings & compression sessions to meet project deliverables.
Working with project team members to resolve logic errors, explaining changes due to updates, and recommending actions to resolve schedule problems.
Effectively communicating program risks and status to stakeholders at senior leadership level.