Convergence Tech Lead - Cabs & Electrical Architecture

We have a fabulous team that does some of the most exciting work at Caterpillar, and we can’t wait for you to join the team. In this position, you will provide technical and strategic leadership across multi-functional teams that executes multiple workstreams focusing on modularity and commonality for Load and Haul Products. You will play a key role in the technical leadership of electrical architecture and cab systems workstreams for project Convergence with a keen eye on the Quality, Time, and Cost (Investments and Benefits). This role will be expected to work across multiple workstreams at the same time and collaborate with all 4 Load and Haul product teams. You will be responsible for identifying and finding improvement opportunities that exist across each of the different processes and executing strategies to address them.

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Contribute to the planning and delivery of the Convergence Project
• Manage design and system integration of new components, systems and manufacturing processes
• Brainstorm new ideas, perform technical analysis, and develop solutions
• Evaluate new products, processes, or systems, and execute improvements
• Keep up to date on new technologies or develop new technologies
• Communicate technical information to customers, team members, suppliers, and other business units
• Support and advise other engineers, managers, marketing personnel, customers, and suppliers

Degree Requirement:

• Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum

What Skills you will have:

Information Capture:
• Enhances the processes and procedures used in the organization's records retention program.
• Uses detailed knowledge of records retention program to conduct training and/or meetings.
• Ensures that all exceptions and unusual circumstances are properly captured and reviewed.
• Coordinates and monitors the various steps involved in a records retention program.
• Helps others understand how the recording of information impacts other business units.
• Provides guidance in documenting pertinent information.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking:
• Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.
• Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.
• Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.
• Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.
• Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.
• Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.

Effective Communications:
• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.
• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.
• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.
• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

Problem Solving:
• Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
• Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
• Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
• Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
• Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
• Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.

Conceptual Thinking:
• Presents only the most salient points, that is, those that have the largest potential impact.
• Links information patterns and trends to hypotheses.
• Synthesizes key issues, patterns and trends and summarizes the implications.
• Proposes alternative solutions when presented with problems or opportunities.
• Masters new concepts quickly.
• Simplifies complex ideas into easily understood concepts.

Additional Information:

The primary location for this position is Mossville, IL (AC)

Domestic relocation assistance is available

Travel will be up to 15%

Sponsorship is not available