Machine Network Technology Team Leader

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

5d•$147,760 - $221,640•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. The Machine Network Team Leader leads a team that develops and implements advanced communication and networking technologies for current and future machine platforms. This role ensures the seamless integration of electrical/electronic (E/E) architecture, technology strategies, and communication frameworks to support deterministic, secure, and scalable machine operations. The position also provides technical leadership for the design, development, and integration of a broad range of electronic control devices.

Requirements

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Technology Advising: Knowledge of effective advisory methods and ability to provide valued information and advice to clients regarding products, technologies, services and solutions for a specific technology domain.
Conceptual Thinking: Knowledge of thinking and reasoning at a conceptual level; ability to identify the critical ideas and interdependencies among system elements that impact performance.
Embedded Systems: Knowledge of embedded systems and their applications; ability to develop embedded systems with varying levels of complexity to control the operations of the machine it is embedded within.
Requirements Analysis: 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.
Product Development in Manufacturing: Knowledge of methodologies, tools and techniques of product development; ability to design, build and manage manufacturing of new products

Nice To Haves

A bachelor's degree in an accredited Engineering or Computer Science program
Knowledge of industry standards (AUTOSAR, IEEE, SAE), automotive Ethernet, CAN FD, and MACsec.
Expertise in communication architecture, distributed applications, and network resource management.
Strong knowledge of automotive network technologies and scalable network design principles.
Proficiency in automotive network security, functional safety, and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

Define architectures for machine communication systems, including zonal and domain concepts, physical topologies, and integration of classic networks (CAN, LIN).
Drive rapid prototyping and concept validation for emerging technologies such as automotive Ethernet, CAN FD, and MACsec.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams on network communication standardization across various machine platforms.
Report on technical status to key stakeholder updates.