Logistics Systems Integration Lead

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

5d•$128,470 - $192,710•Onsite

About The Position

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 Summary: As a Logistics Systems Integration Lead, you will help design and deliver scalable intralogistics automation solutions across our plants and warehouses. Working closely with enterprise capability owners and cross‑functional teams, you will lead solution and architecture design, technical governance, and the development of MDP/MVP/MMP products, simulations, and system integrations. Your work will span key automation technologies such as AGV/AMR fleet management, conveyors and sortation, AS/RS, and goods‑to‑person systems, along with integration between WMS, WCS, LOS, ERP, and MES platforms. With a strong focus on standardization, replication, and sustainability, you will help enable enterprise‑ready automation solutions that drive operational excellence at scale.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Automation, Controls, Computer Science, Logistics Engineering, or a related field.
Collaborating Lead cross‑functional collaboration across logistics, IT, OT, engineering, operations, and external vendors to deliver integrated logistics solutions.
Establish shared goals, roles, and operating rhythms to align stakeholders across functions, regions, and levels.
Facilitate working sessions and decision forums that enable teams to resolve issues quickly and move integration efforts forward.
Ensure transparency by making data, requirements, and decisions accessible to all involved parties.
Analytical Thinking Analyze logistics processes and system performance to identify integration risks, constraints, and improvement opportunities.
Break down complex problems by evaluating data flows, process dependencies, and system interactions across logistics platforms.
Compare solution alternatives using structured analysis to support scalable, standardized, and repeatable designs.
Apply practical analytical tools to interpret patterns, assess impacts, and support recommendations.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking Support integration and architecture decisions by organizing requirements, data, risks, and stakeholder inputs into clear decision frameworks.
Assess trade‑offs among alternatives by considering business impact, technical complexity, operational risk, and compliance.
Prioritize concerns and recommend actions based on urgency, impact, and alignment with enterprise standards.
Escalate complex or high‑risk decisions with clear analysis and well-documented options.
Planning and Organizing Coordinate logistics system integration activities by breaking work into manageable phases, milestones, and dependencies.
Identify potential bottlenecks, conflicts, or resource constraints and adjust plans to maintain delivery commitments.
Monitor progress across multiple workstreams and adapt execution plans as conditions change.
Create and maintain action plans that support disciplined execution across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Discovery & Value Gemba walks and stakeholder interviews across production/logistics/warehouse/planning
Identify automation use cases: line‑side replenishment, WIP/finished/semi‑finished handling, empty tote return, inbound/outbound/cross‑dock, wave/merge, dock/yard, in‑plant transport
Quantify value: throughput/takt, waiting/transport waste, WIP, OTD, space utilization
E2E intralogistics solutions: AGV/AMR fleet, conveyors/sorters, palletizing/depalletizing, AS/RS, PTL/Put‑to‑Light, auto weigh/scan/vision, workstation integration (PLC/robotics)
Architect integrations: WMS/WCS/LOS and ERP/MES orders, tasks, states, events
Lead/support solution reviews, identify performance and integration risks
Drive commonality and reuse MDP/ MVP / MMP products development
Define success criteria (throughput, takt, availability, zero safety incidents, conflict rate, etc.)
Use simulation tools (e.g.Plant Simulation) for capacity and bottleneck analysis
Produce evaluation reports and phased rollout with switch/rollback plans
Coordinate go‑lives with OT/IT/Network/EHS/Maintenance/Operations
Create playbook as technical solution guideline including: business requirements analysis, supplier base plan, architecture, lessons learn, best practices, safety & acceptance criteria, etc.