Engineering Project Team Leader

Caterpillar•Decatur, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Engineering Project Team Leader – Load and Haul Heavy Structures Location: Decatur, IL Travel: Up to 25% Relocation Assistance: Available Visa Sponsorship: Not Available Job Summary As an Engineering Project Team Leader – Load and Haul Heavy Structures, you will lead multiple or complex engineering projects that span functions, organizations, products, and value chains. You will define project scope, align resources across sales and marketing, product development, value chain, and manufacturing , and drive execution against cost, timing, and business objectives. This role is ideal for a highly collaborative engineering leader who can guide cross-functional teams, communicate clearly with stakeholders, and solve challenging technical and project-related issues. You will play a key role in moving engineering work from concept through development and into production by combining strong project management discipline with technical depth and sound judgment.

Requirements

Ability to manage high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple stakeholders, monitor critical path, and apply strong project controls.
Ability to provide sound technical direction, resolve complex issues, and mentor others in stronger technical decision-making.
Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, provide timely insight, and influence decisions through credibility and evidence-based reasoning.
Ability to lead effective project teams, maintain alignment, sustain engagement, and communicate across teams and stakeholders.
Ability to capture, analyze, document, and manage requirements and deliverables across the project lifecycle.
Ability to assess business impact, isolate issues, and drive resolution of difficult or high-impact technical problems.
Ability to support and improve product development processes from concept through production.
Ability to understand product and service interdependencies and apply that knowledge to planning and execution decisions.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading engineering projects in manufacturing, heavy equipment, industrial, or product development environments.
Experience working across new product introduction (NPI) , product design, operations, supply chain, or production support.
Demonstrated success managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Strong stakeholder communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience supporting engineering work from concept, validation, and launch through production .
Familiarity with structured problem solving, risk management, and project status reporting.

Responsibilities

Develop Heavy Structures project scope to address business challenges and opportunities (PQVC).
Arranges and leads Go See Act workshops for successful PD, Pilot and Pre-Production Heavy Structures builds.
Develop Heavy Structures concepts for NPI, CPI with acute focus on Design for Manufacturing to improve automation efficiency thru-out the supply chain (BTS , Robot, CNC machining and Paint)
Coordinating resources across the businesses with product development groups, value chain and manufacturing.
Overseeing project progress (PQVC); communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving problems.
Directing project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members.
Provide effective solutions to technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues