NPI Team Leader

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

3d•$128,470 - $192,710•Onsite

About The Position

The Large Power Systems Division currently has an opening for an NPI/L5 Team Leader in the Aftertreatment and Exhaust Systems (AT&ES) team. This position will be focused on high-paced, concurrent product development for one of the fastest growing areas of Caterpillar’s business. Collaboration across global engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing teams will be required, and process rigor will be maintained via New Production Introduction (NPI), New Technology Introduction (NTI), New Market Introduction (NMI), and New Source Introduction (NSI).

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equal experience desired
Extensive 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.
Working knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.
Working knowledge of quality management methods, tools and techniques and ability to create and support an environment that meets the quality goals of the organization.
Extensive 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.
Working 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.
Extensive knowledge of the policies and techniques to manage a set of related projects within a program; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control the set of projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve program objectives.
Working knowledge of design for manufacturability guidelines, methodologies, and use cases; ability to use this knowledge to optimize product designs and manufacturing operations.

Nice To Haves

Ability to work multiple high-paced, complex projects concurrently and drive them to timely resolution
Aftertreatment-specific design, test, validation, or manufacturing experience
NPI/L5 Team Lead experience
Experienced collaboration with L6 product groups and/or L4 system integration teams

Responsibilities

Lead Gateway reviews for new and in-flight NPI, NTI, NMI, and NSI programs from initial GWL through post-production GW7
Ensure readiness of GW deliverables for manufacturing, supply chain, design, cost, and program budget
Act as the integration point between L6 Product Groups and L4 AT&ES technical leads to align on program requirements
Manage and track against detailed project plans for budget, schedule, and resource requirements
Identify program risks and tradeoffs and engage the appropriate functional teams to resolve
Develop application expertise for our products, understand their use-case and how they win against the competition