Senior Product Engineering Manager

Caterpillar•Mossville, IL

2d•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. Caterpillar is advancing a portfolio of integrated technologies that drive productivity outcomes across construction and mining operations. Within Integrated Technology Solutions (ITS), we are seeking a Senior Product Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for driving improvements in our Surface, Payload, and Operator capabilities. In this role, you will lead a team that bridges onboard and back-office engineering to evolve these technologies and ensure they meet customer and business needs. The role will work across onboard engineering, cloud/platform teams, product management, and validation organizations to drive product evolution. You will be accountable for driving the effectiveness and continuous improvement of product capabilities that align with real world workflows improve operational efficiency and deliver measurable jobsite outcomes.

Requirements

Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational tactical and strategic 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.
Customer/Market Focus: Understanding of the importance of remaining aware of shifting market priorities and ability to respond to internal and external customer needs in a manner that consistently adds value.
Managing People: Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.
Collaborating Globally: Knowledge of effective collaboration techniques and ability to build networks with people from different countries and cultures, think and work with them to bring positive impact and flourishing business results.
Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

Nice To Haves

Proven experience leading and developing technical or product-focused teams in a matrixed environment.
Strong understanding of construction or mining operations with a focus on productivity outcomes.
Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional alignment across hardware, software, and cloud teams.
Systems thinking mindset connecting product capabilities to workflows and customer outcomes.
Experience driving product or capability evolution through customer validation and field deployment cycles
Experience with Grade control, Payload systems, or Operator technologies.
Experience integrating onboard systems with enterprise/cloud platforms.
Experience translating customer needs into technical requirements.
Track record of delivering customer-facing technology improvements at scale.

Responsibilities

Accountable for end to end performance of productivity technologies that drive customer success and value realization.
Lead and develop a high-performing team responsible for the Productivity portfolio (Surface, Payload, Operator), building strong domain expertise and a customer focused culture.
Define team direction, priorities, and execution focus aligned with product roadmaps and business objectives.
Drive integration across onboard and offboard systems, ensuring seamless capability development across machine, site, and cloud solutions.
Partner closely with engineering teams (onboard and back office) to shape and prioritize enhancements.
Ensure product capabilities meet customer needs and drive measurable productivity outcomes, leveraging field, customer, and stakeholder feedback.
Define and track success metrics to ensure delivered capabilities achieve targeted productivity improvements.
Identify gaps in current capabilities and lead future investments.
Establish best practices for capability definition, validation, and continuous improvement.
Influence cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and delivery of integrated solutions.