Senior Engineering Project Team Leader

Caterpillar•Mossville, IL

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 Advanced Power Technologies: At Advanced Power Technologies, we create the technologies that define the future of Power & Energy. We start with the customer of the future, understanding tomorrow's challenges and developing the innovations needed to solve them. With prime product and industry groups, Advanced Power Technologies (APT) defines and delivers Caterpillar’s next generation of power system technologies. The organization leads product strategy, long term technology roadmaps, and lifecycle leadership for advanced power, electrification, electronic controls, software, and energy solutions across the entire range of Power and Energy applications around the world. Our unique advantage comes from combining deep customer understanding, product knowledge, and technical expertise across the entire Power & Energy portfolio. APT integrates hardware, software, and digital services to deliver scalable, reliable, and future‑ready power solutions. Partnering closely with product groups, engineering, and global delivery teams, APT balances near‑term business execution with long‑term technology leadership—enabling best in class electronics quality, fast response to market changes, differentiated customer value through vertical integration, improved uptime, and sustainable power systems across Caterpillar’s Power and Energy product portfolio. If you're excited by innovation, solving complex engineering challenges, and helping define what's next, APT is where the future is built. Role Definition We are seeking a Senior Engineering Project Team Leader. This person will manage multiple or complex engineering projects involving multiple functions, organizations, products, or value chains.

Requirements

Degree required; an engineering degree is preferred, ideally in mechanical or electrical engineering.
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.
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.
Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product development environment.
Evaluates business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution. Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and systems problems. Monitors machine performance and history; addresses excessive maintenance or repair needs. Coaches others how to resolve integration or communications problems in multi-vendor environment. Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach. Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.

Responsibilities

Own the system-level technical requirements and architecture for their assigned engine platform or subsystem
Serve as the primary technical interface between software, hardware, validation, applications, and product groups.
Lead issue resolution for system integration problems, field issues, and product performance gaps.
Guide CRMs, design decisions, and technical studies, ensuring changes align with system intent and program goals.
Support new product introductions (NPI), validation planning, and release readiness from a system perspective.
Mentor system engineers and contribute to technical strategy, roadmap planning, and risk management within the Gas Engine Systems portfolio.