Senior Engineering Project Team Leader

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Job Description:

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Job Summary:

As a Gas Engine System Lead, you are the technical owner for a defined gas engine subsystem or product family. In this role, you’re accountable for end‑to‑end system performance, ensuring that hardware, software, controls, and calibration work together seamlessly to meet product, regulatory, and customer requirements throughout the entire engine lifecycle.

You’ll operate at the intersection of multiple engineering disciplines, playing a critical role in system integration, technical decision‑making, and product success. This position is ideal for a technically strong leader who enjoys solving complex system‑level challenges and influencing product direction.

What You Will Do:

• Own and evolve the system‑level technical requirements and architecture for your assigned gas engine platform or subsystem, ensuring alignment with program objectives and long‑term product strategy.
• Serve as the primary technical interface across software, hardware, validation, applications, and product teams, driving alignment and clear technical direction.
• Lead system integration issue resolution, including complex technical problems, field issues, and performance gaps, ensuring timely and robust solutions.
• Guide CRMs, design decisions, and technical studies, ensuring changes align with system intent, technical standards, and overall program goals.
• Support new product introductions (NPI), validation planning, and release readiness, representing the system perspective throughout development and launch.
• Mentor and support system engineers, while contributing to technical strategy, roadmap planning, and risk management across the Gas Engine Systems portfolio.

Education requirement:

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

What skills you will have:

Project Management

Demonstrates extensive experience leading complex engineering projects from concept through execution and delivery. Applies strong project management practices to define scope, develop schedules, manage risks, and coordinate cross‑functional resources to ensure projects are delivered on time and within objectives. Effectively balances technical priorities, stakeholder expectations, and business needs while maintaining accountability for milestones, deliverables, and overall project performance.

Technical Excellence

Exhibits deep technical knowledge and engineering judgment to guide design decisions, evaluate technical trade‑offs, and ensure solutions meet performance, quality, safety, and reliability requirements. Serves as a technical authority for assigned projects, reviewing designs, mentoring engineers, and ensuring adherence to engineering standards and best practices. Applies hands‑on experience to troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive robust, well‑engineered solutions.

Influencing Through Expertise

Demonstrates the ability to influence outcomes through technical credibility and subject‑matter expertise, often leading without direct authority. Effectively communicates complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, including engineering teams, cross‑functional partners, and leadership. Builds alignment and commitment by presenting data‑driven recommendations, facilitating informed decision‑making, and guiding teams toward solutions that balance technical excellence with business objectives.

Product Design and Development

Brings significant experience supporting and leading product design and development activities throughout the full product lifecycle. Partners closely with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure designs are functional, manufacturable, and aligned with customer and regulatory requirements. Applies a systems‑level perspective to integrate requirements, manage design changes, and support successful product launches and continuous product improvement.

Additional Information:

This position requires the candidate to work onsite five days a week at the Mossville, IL office.

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

This position will require up to 10% travel.

Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Posting Dates:

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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