Engineering Project Team Leader

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.

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.

Caterpillar is seeking an Engineering Project Leader to lead the development and industrialization of next-generation motor components, with a focus on New Technology Introduction (NTI) to New Product Introduction (NPI) transition and product deployment.

In this role, you will lead complex, cross-functional programs that integrate advanced motor technologies into scalable product solutions. You will work across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and product teams to ensure successful execution from early-stage technology maturation through production readiness.

• Drive alignment across NTI, NSI, and NPI activities, ensuring readiness at key program gates, tie in with end-to-end execution of motor component programs from concept validation through production implementation
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across:
  • Advanced technology development (E+ES Systems, E+ES Power Electronics, etc)
  • Product groups (RI, CI, OEM)
  • Manufacturing, sourcing, and supply chain
• Manage project scope, schedule, cost, and risk, ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery
• Lead NPI readiness activities including DFMEA, APQP, PPAP, and supplier integration
• Translate NTI learning into product-aligned solutions supporting multiple machine platforms
• Support technology down-selection decisions using performance, cost, and manufacturability tradeoffs
• Communicate project status, risks, and decisions to leadership and key stakeholders
• Provide technical leadership and direction to global, cross-functional teams
• Adoption and Utilization of AI Toolset to improve efficiency of development

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Physics
• Technical Excellence
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  Extensive experience and knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• Influencing Through Expertise
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  Extensive experience and 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
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  Expert 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.
• Requirements Analysis
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  Extensive experience and 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.
• Product Design and Development
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  Extensive experience and knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept…