Senior Machine Design Project Team Leader

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Job Description:

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Job Summary:

Caterpillars Resource Industries Automation and Autonomy is currently seeking a Machine Design Project Team Leader in Tucson AZ within Wheeled Product Engineering. In this role as you will be primarily responsible for providing technical and program leadership in the Structural and Electrical System Design integration of Caterpillar Command systems on Haul Trucks. Specifically you will coordinate the project delivery including the addition of new models features options as well as maintenance of Command for Hauling systems on to various machine models. You will manage the workload of the team set priorities develop program plans and execute multiple projects to program goals. You will be the champion for process improvements within the team to improve quality reduce cost and increase velocity. As a member of the Autonomous Haul Trucks Machine Design team you will need to have a growth mindset promote continuous improvement and help build a defect-free culture. As an Engineering team lead you will be a conduit of collaboration between System Design Teams product teams value chain and engineering organizations.

What You Will Do:

• Provide technical leadership to design and integrate structural and electrical systems of Command for Hauling systems on Mining and Quarry Trucks.
• Provide technical guidance and initiate ideas for design efficiency optimization and product commonality.
• Manage program schedule budget and team priorities.
• Develop detailed technical specifications integration requirements and validation plans.
• Develop multi-generation product plans in collaboration with product groups and system experts.
• Lead quality improvements cost reduction and velocity improvement efforts across the matrix organization and value chain.
• Mentor/coach team members.
• Foster collaboration between product teams value chain suppliers and engineering organizations.
• Communicate results to global customers suppliers team members and other business units.

Education requirement:

Bachelors in an accredited Engineering curriculum.

What skills you will have:

Technical Excellence: Extensive engineering expertise in new product design analysis or test of off-highway machines.

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.

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.

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. A strong collaborator who is a self-starter and has demonstrated excellent organizational skills.

Team Management: Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams. Previous project and team leadership knowledge. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Requirements Analysis: 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.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches tools and techniques; ability to anticipate detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing environment.

Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design build and develop a new product technology or service from concept through to production.

Top Candidates will also have:

Haul Trucks or off highway machine design or electrical system integration knowledge.

Proven complex fast pace project management knowledge and ability to lead cross functional system design teams

Bachelors in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

A self-motivated with drive and initiative consistently sets and pursues ambitious goals without needing external encouragement.

Additional Information:

This position requires the candidate to work onsite five days a week at the Tucson AZ office.

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

This position may require 10% travel.

What you will get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage because we value your performance we offer a total rewards package that provides:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual incentive bonus plan*
• Medical dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan (Vacation Holiday Volunteer Etc.)
• 401k savings plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details:

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Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-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

Posting Dates:

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.

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