Description

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

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.

Engineering Project Team Leader

Caterpillar’s Core Engine Components team, within LPSD, is focused on creating integrated engine components to enable Caterpillar products to provide industry leading performance, value, and durability with a differentiated product that will make our customers successful. This team is responsible for design and development of engine heads, blocks, and housings.

We are seeking an Engineering Project Team Leader to support the facility expansion, and onboarding new sources of supply for heads, blocks, and housing; in addition to reviewing and supporting current production issues as they arise.

What you will do:

• Negotiate and manage technical requirements, communicate to stakeholders, team members, and platform groups
• Provide Coaching and Technical Guidance to global team of Engineers along with Team development
• Provide Project leadership & Governance
• Develop project scope to address business challenges and opportunities
• Provide leadership and governance on New Product Introduction (NSI), New Capitol Introduction (NCI), and Continuous Product Improvement (CPI)

Top Candidates will also have:

• Proven Project Leadership and technical experience
• Experience in setting up supplier strategies, components or sub system Technical MGPP
• Led NSI/NCI/CPI programs
• Ability to review CPK data and make recommendations based on the data to qualify new machine centers & process changes
• Experience with Blocks, Bearing Caps, Cylinder Heads, and Housings.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or related engineering with strong Design Engineering experience is desired

What you have:

Products and Services: Knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Oversees development activities for multiple products or product lines.
• Advises colleagues on implementation and operational considerations.
• Coaches others on key factors that differentiate offerings from that of competition.
• Develops procedures for product planning, development, and delivery cycles.
• Promotes understanding of multiple product and service groups and their interdependencies.
• Monitors regulatory and environmental issues and considerations.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.
• Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.
• Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
• Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.
• Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

Influencing Through Expertise: 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.
Level Extensive Experience:
• 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.

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.
Level Expert:
• Champions organization's project management methodology, tools, and techniques.
• Manages multiple high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Coaches others in open communication among project stakeholders.
• Monitors major projects for critical path and actual status versus planned.
• Consults on project planning and management of high-risk, high-impact projects.
• Monitors industry for fresh approaches and tools for project management.

Additional Information:

• This position is located in Lafayette, IN.
• This position does NOT offer domestic relocation assistance.
• This position does not have sponsorship approved.
• This position may require up to 15% travel
• This position requires 5 days in the office each work week

Summary Pay Range:

$126,000.00 - $189,000.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

December 3, 2025 - December 9, 2025

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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