Manager Engineering

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team dedicated to creating stronger, more sustainable communities. Caterpillar Inc. is a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, engines, turbines, and locomotives, committed to building a better, reduced-carbon future. Cat Technology collaborates across the enterprise to advance technologies like autonomy and automation, enhancing site safety, productivity, and efficiency globally. The Manager Engineering role involves supervising and providing technical direction to a team of software engineers, UX designers, test engineers, and application/technical specialists. This team is engaged in the design, development, and research activities for technology, components, products, or processes, focusing on product maintenance and new product introduction consistent with the software development process. This specific software team lead role supports the Machine System - Integration and Commissioning group, concentrating on building and commissioning integrated machine system software products for scalable and interoperable grade control on heavy construction machinery, including those made by Caterpillar and other manufacturers.

Requirements

Education Requirement: Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Engineering or Computer Science
Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Responsibilities

Coach and facilitate the development of the work group to develop collaborative relationships among themselves, with other cross functional groups, and internal customers to ensure goals are achieved.
Adherence to CTCT Software Development Framework practices.
Growing a culture of innovative efficiency utilizing AI tools
Utilization of project management skills and organizational skills
Establish strategy at the team level to solve problems for one or more technology, component, product, or processes.
Work with immediate work group or project team, division/business unit, suppliers, internal and external customers, and the market, typically impacting one or more product(s), process(es), or factory(ies).
Primarily accountable for meeting the s/w development lifecycle time, cost and software quality targets.