Engineering Project Team Leader

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

1d•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. About E&ES Caterpillar’s Electrification & Energy Solutions (E&ES) Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified powertrain, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries. We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building. Job Summary The Motor and Generator Solutions Team at Caterpillar develops the motors and generators that drive electric powertrains across the company’s machine portfolio. In the Engineering Project Team Lead role, you will lead the design and development of next‑generation motor and generator technologies while also advancing the performance, cost-effectiveness, and durability of current products.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering discipline.
Technical Excellence: Extensive experience and 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 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: Extensive experience and knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization. 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.
Project Management: Expert knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives. Champions organization's project management methodology, tools, and techniques. Manages multiple high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple stakeholders. Coaches others in open communication among project stakeholders. Monitors major projects for critical path and actual status versus planned. Consults on project planning and management of high-risk, high-impact projects. Monitors industry for fresh approaches and tools for project management.
Team Management: Extensive experience and knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams. Brings projects to closure and ensures capture of what can be learned from the experience. Leads the definition of team mission and objectives for a variety of teams. Employs appropriate techniques for maintaining team enthusiasm, energy, and focus. Ensures that team members are on board, unified, and moving in the same direction. Communicates both within the team and to stakeholders. Learns and utilizes special talents and work styles of team members.
Requirements Analysis: Extensive experience and knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project. 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.
Product Design and Development: Extensive experience and knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production. Develops organizational standards and processes in order to maximize complex product services' efficiency and effectiveness. Creates and introduces new techniques that expedite or simplify the development process. Supervises the management of multiple and diverse types of products or services. Develops proof-of-concept exercises to prove or disprove validity of proposed products. Advises on the appropriate solutions to complex product design and development problems. Designs working prototypes of a variety of proposed products or services.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing components or systems for off‑road machines or the automotive industry.
Experience with new product introduction.
Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills.
Self-starter with strong technical and analytical skills.
Demonstrated team leadership and project management skills.

Responsibilities

Develop project budgets and forecast resource needs optimizing staffing and workflows for efficient, high-quality project execution.
Collaborate with machine and drivetrain teams to document requirements and manage the scope, objectives, and deliverables of motor component projects.
Lead cross‑functional teams to execute projects effectively, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to Caterpillar processes.
Serve as the primary liaison between engineering, leadership, and external partners, providing clear and timely technical and program status updates.
Communicate risks, issues, and dependencies early while effectively managing expectations around project scope, timelines, and resources.
Leverage the expertise of Caterpillar SMEs to apply best practices, enhance design efficiency, and elevate the overall capability and skill level of the team.