Senior 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.

Job Description:

As the Senior Engineering Project Team Leader for Load & Haul Performance and Controls (P&C) team, you will be responsible for providing technical and program leadership for innovative technology development, machine performance improvement and controls features development for the Resource Industry Load & Haul products line (Large Wheel Loaders, Wheel Dozers and Compactors, Articulated Trucks, Underground Loaders & Trucks).  Your will work closely with commercial, product team, and the project management team to develop performance requirements, goals. You will help frame the technology MGPP to deliver best in class product features, maximize machine productivity & efficiency, and deliver optimized customer values.  As the technical team leader, you will mentor and coach and train your team members and empower your team to champion Virtual Product Development (VPD) for performance simulation, conduct controls feature development, and machine controls tuning.  You are also expected to lead by example when you can perform these same activities as well.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple or complex engineering projects related to Load and Haul products (wheel loaders, dozers, compactors, articulated trucks, and underground loaders and haulers) involving multiple machine models, organizations, products, or value chains.
• Provide strategic, technical leadership, and project management for Load & Haul Performance & Controls team
• Coach and guide technical skills and competency development for multiple Performance & Controls engineers
• Develop technology Multi Generation Product Plan and lead technical requirements/specifications and validation plan
• Assume Load & Haul machine performance ownership, champion VPD and use of performance simulations
• Facilitate close collaboration among P&C, Product Group, Cat Electronics, and other engineering teams to drive for efficient execution and fast deliverables and achieve aggressive timeline goal
• Lead and conduct Load & Haul New Product Introduction and current products machine software check-out, testing, tuning, and validation

Basic Qualifications:

• BS (or equivalent) in an accredited Engineering curriculum
• Experience in off highway machine simulation, controls development, and testing validation 
• Familiar with machine performance simulation tools and physics-based simulation tools
• Familiar with machine embedded software, electronics, and controls applications

Top Candidates Will Have:

• Passion for innovative technology and commitment to performance simulations
• A strong collaborator with multiple system teams (engine, hydraulics, powertrain, electronics, etc.) and an initiative-taker who has demonstrated excellent analytical skills
• Project leadership experience and skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Off highway loading & hauling products application knowledge
• MS (or equivalent) in an accredited Engineering curriculum
• Experience in machine validation at a test site / proving ground
• Products applications experiences in wheel loaders, dozers, landfill compactors, and trucks
• Ability to work effectively with international, multi-functional, decentralized teams and be able to identify long and short-term strategies and build consensus within the team to promote these strategies
• Previous in experience in the development of software / controls algorithms
• Familiar with Caterpillar product development tools and processes such as ET, PSPS, Dynasty, DATK, MATLAB, CANape, RPAC
• Familiar with Caterpillar machine and electronic development systems and teams
• Previous experience in using Dynasty, MATLAB, Simulink, and other Caterpillar analytical and development tools mentioned above
• Experience in dealing with Dealers and Customers
• Previous experience and knowledge of machine hydraulic, cooling, powertrain, and controls systems
• 6 Sigma Black Belt experience
• Experience with engine, hydraulic system, powertrain, and electronics interactions and trade offs and optimization of machine performance
• Experience with data analytics and values extraction for developing enhanced operator assist controls development
• Experience with Dynasty simulations for performance analysis
• Experience with machine tuning and validation

What Skills You Will have

Products and Services:
• Oversees development activities for multiple products or product lines.
• Advises colleagues on implementation and operational considerations.
• Coaches others on key factors that differentiate offerings from that of competition.
• Develops procedures for product planning, development, and delivery cycles.
• Promotes understanding of multiple product and service groups and their interdependencies.
• Monitors regulatory and environmental issues and considerations.

Technical Excellence:
• 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 technical solutions to business problems.
• Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

Influencing Through Expertise:
• Communicates complex ideas and concepts in a clear and concise manner so that others can understand.
• Exhibits depth and breadth of knowledge, skill, and experience in the relevant field.
• Provides relevant, timely and objective subject matter/process expertise and key insight regarding multiple client business areas and affiliated fields.
• Provides others with information, opportunities, or resources to develop their skills in the area of expertise.
• Discards examples of persuasive arguments lacking evidentiary support or impact.
• Coaches others to enhance their proficiency regarding the tenets, practices, and examples of the 'trusted advisor' credential.

Requirements Analysis:
• Plays an active or leading role in recording and storing requirement documents in various forms.
• Ensures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage.
• Supervises the advanced use of requirements analysis tools and services, including prototyping and use cases.
• Produces detailed functional and information requirements models and documentation.
• Trains others on requirements walkthroughs and quality reviews.
• Utilizes automated diagramming tools to ensure traceability of requirements.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems:
• Evaluates business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution.
• Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and systems problems.
• Monitors machine performance and history; addresses excessive maintenance or repair needs.
• Coaches others how to resolve integration or communications problems in multi-vendor environment.
• Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach.
• Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.
 

Additional Information:

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

Domestic relocation assistance is available

Travel maybe up to 10%

Sponsorship is not available

What you will get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual incentive bonus plan*
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
• 401k savings plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details:

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Posting Dates:

November 20, 2024 - December 1, 2024

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

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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