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.

Caterpillar is currently hiring an Engineering Project Team Leader for the electrical installation team supporting Hydraulic Mining Shovel (HMS). In this role, you will lead and oversee multiple electrical installation engineering projects focused on hydraulic mining shovels and related mining equipment. Your responsibilities will span coordinating cross-functional activities involving sales, marketing, product development, value chain optimization, manufacturing processes, and post-installation product support. You will be accountable for managing project timelines, budgets, technical troubleshooting (particularly electrical and electronic systems), and ensuring the successful integration of electrical solutions that address unique challenges within the mining industry.

What you will do:

Develop project scope to address business challenges and opportunities.
Coordinating resources and drive collaboration with sales and marketing, product development groups, value chain, manufacturing and product support.
Overseeing project progress and costs; communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving electrical installation problems.
Directing project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members.

Degree Requirement: Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering or Computer Science curriculum.

What Skills You Will have:

Products and Services:
• Handles development activities for multiple products or product lines.
• Advises team members on implementation and design consideration for electrical wiring harnesses and cables.
• Coaches others on key factors that differentiate offerings from that of competition.
• Develops procedures, manages process for product planning, development, and delivery

Technical Excellence:
• Advises others on the assessment, requirements and provision of all technical solutions.
• Mentors others to enhance their technical electrical installation competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
• Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

Influencing Through Expertise:
• Communicates complex ideas and concepts in a clear and concise manner so that others can understand.
• Exhibits depth and breadth of electrical installation knowledge, skill, and experience
• 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 electrical installation area.

Team and Project Management:
• Brings projects to closure and ensures capture of what can be learned from the experience.
• Communicates effectively both within the team and to stakeholders.
• Learns and utilizes special talents and work styles of team members.

• Manages multiple high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple stakeholders.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems:
• Evaluates business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution.
• Resolves difficult or high-impact equipment and electrical installation problems.
• Monitors machine performance and history; addresses excessive maintenance or repair needs.
• Applies specific techniques for isolating a problem and defining resolution approach.
• Uses advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.

Product Design and Development:
• Develops organizational standards and processes in order to maximize complex product services' efficiency and effectiveness.
• Creates and introduces new techniques that expedite or simplify the development process.
• Supervises the management of multiple and diverse types of products or services.
• Develops proof-of-concept exercises to prove or disprove validity of proposed products.
• Advises on the appropriate solutions to complex product design and development problems.
• Designs working prototypes of a variety of proposed products or services.

Top Candidates Will have:

Hydraulic Mining shovels or mining industry application knowledge.

Electrical and electronic troubleshooting experience.

Electrical SDP experience and ability to influence through expertise.

Extensive experience in Electrical installation product design and development.

Additional Information:

The primary locations for this position are Tucson, AZ or East Peoria, IL.

This position may require up to 15% travel (occasional international travel).

Visa sponsorship is not available.

Relocation is not available.

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:

August 25, 2025 - August 31, 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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