Chief Engineer - Technology

Engineering

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Caterpillar is hiring a Chief Engineer to join the Advanced Technology Group of Caterpillar's Building Construction Products (BCP) division.

Caterpillar’s Strategic Plan for Profitable Growth is clear and exciting with the mission of solving our customers’ toughest challenges. This role will directly drive the BCP actions to deliver Advanced Technology Leadership and closely align with Customer Back value creation.

The BCP Chief Engineer will lead and enhance the team’s ability to develop a deep understanding of BCP’s diverse global customer base at a fundamental level and implement technology that will solve customers’ toughest challenges. They will work in close coordination with the Customer Solutions teams to look for near-term impact solutions and also solutions that shape longer-term service & product line strategy.

The successful candidate will deploy a deep expertise in components and systems, customer applications, BCP’s machines and service models, and partnerships both within the enterprise and in the industry to create a customer-back vision for the future.

Although not exclusively constrained to the following areas, these new technologies will be heavily related to safety, autonomy and operator assist systems, controls and integrated mechanical and electrical systems and embedded software. The successful candidate will also be adept at establishing and growing relationships throughout the rest of Caterpillar and the Caterpillar supply base to leverage investments effectively and ensure the best possible customer solutions are achieved.

• Develop a deep understanding of customer applications, business models, problems and opportunities across the BCP model lineup.
• Leverage close working relationships with other technology, machine business units and service providers across the enterprise to shape near-term and long-term solutions for our customers.
• Provide technical leadership in the capabilities of the supply base in the technology area, including both established supplier relationships, and emerging system and component suppliers
• Lead the resolution of complex problems requiring multi-departmental or cross-divisional collaboration
• Provide technical leadership in the development of the requirements for next-generation machine electrical and software platforms, remote operation, safety assist and autonomous systems
• Utilize an understanding of AI and its impact to both product development and validation and the methods customers use to perform their work, including how customers in adjacent industries are deploying the technology
• Take a leading role to stay abreast of the regulatory environment related to assist and automation systems for machinery and the verification and validation methods used in the off-highway and adjacent industries.

• Communication The ability to develop close working relationships with customers, enterprise partners and effective business relationships with suppliers. Excellence in translating customer needs and complex technical topics into strategies and proposals.
• Technical Excellence
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  Knowledge of onboard software & control systems, primary machine systems driving performance…