Engineering Project Team Leader - Core Components, Head, Blocks & s

Career Area:

Engineering

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.

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.

The Large Power Systems Division (LPSD) is part of Caterpillar’s Power & Energy segment. Through this global organization, Caterpillar designs and manufacture large (greater than 18 liters) diesel and natural gas engines, powertrains and key engine systems. LPSD products and solutions support customers across power generation, industrial, marine, oil & gas, rail, services and Cat machine applications worldwide.

This role provides engineering leadership of multiple complex engineering projects within LPSD’s Core Components Heads, Blocks, and Housings team. Projects will require consideration of multiple functions, organizations, products, and value chains. Focus will be on improving heads, blocks, and housing design to meet product quality, supply, offerings, manufacturability, and cost objectives. This role has impact across multiple platforms, guides key technical decisions, and ensures continuing development and innovation within Caterpillar’s global engineering organizations.

• Lead teams in execution of New Product Introduction, New Source Introduction, and Continuous Product Improvement programs
• Develop and maintain project plans, scope, timelines, resources, deliverables, and product requirements to address product challenges and opportunities within the Heads, Blocks, and Housings team.
• Coordinate resources across the business through engagement and collaboration with procurement, product development groups, value chain, manufacturing, and suppliers.
• Oversee project progress and costs; communicate status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; address and resolve problems. Identify challenges, roadblocks, and associated solutions, and elevate issue and delays to leaders.
• Direct project team; facilitate project meetings, provide team communications, document actions, and ensure accountability across team and stakeholders.
• Utilize project strategy and problem solving methodology to organize project plans, communications, and deliverables to teams and stakeholders.

Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum or equivalent experience

Technical Excellence:
Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

• Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.
• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
• Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior…