Senior Engineering Project Team Leader

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Job Description:

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Job Summary:

Caterpillars Resource Industries Operations & Products (RIOP) Surface Rock Drill Senior Engineering Project Team Lead performs as a machine lead in the surface rock drill engineering team. You will be the primary technical owner for the drill(s) assigned at the machine (L6) level and be the primary point of contact for those drills in the engineering team. This is a high-visibility position and will enable you to interact with many areas of the organization.

What You Will Do:

• Develop Project Scope to address business challenges and opportunities
• Lead a cross functional team to deliver technical content of NPI programs
• Overseeing project progress and costs; communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving problems
• Direct project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members
• Interact with Commercial and other process partners to establish product requirements
• Facilitating design decisions amongst the L4 system teams
• Provide Engineering support to Internal / External BIQ Processes
• Interact with dealers and customers during customer site and factory visits
• Ensure that safety and regulations for the drills are in compliance
• Support the technical steward in the development of machine MGPPs
• Provide support to manufacturing as needed
• Provide field support when required

Education requirement:

Bachelors degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum.

What skills you will have:

Product Design and Development:

• Leads cross-functional teams assembled for the purpose of product design and development.
• Proficient in Teamcenter.
• Proficient in multiple systems (hydraulic electrical etc) and familiar with machine or component design

Technical Excellence:

• Advises engineering teams on selecting evaluating and implementing the most effective technical solutions.
• Engages the right SMEs to quickly resolve complex technical issues and maintain project momentum.
• Mentors engineers to strengthen technical depth and improve solution quality across the team.
• Coaches teams in structured problem solving root cause analysis and solution design.
• Delivers sound data driven solutions to moderately complex technical challenges.
• Holds self and others accountable for maintaining high technical standards and performance.

Project Management:

• Leads multiple highrisk highcost engineering projects involving diverse crossfunctional stakeholders.
• Coaches teams to maintain clear consistent communication and alignment across all project partners.
• Tracks project health monitors critical path activities and escalates risks proactively.
• Consults on planning and execution strategies for highimpact projects including scope resources and risk mitigation.
• Develops and manages engineering project budgets ensuring financial discipline and alignment with business goals.

Team Management

• Fosters a collaborative work environment across the organization.
• Serves as a leader in organization-wide initiatives that require cross-functional teams.
• Coaches team leaders on issues problems and solution methods.

Troubleshooting Technical Problems:

• Assesses operational and business impact of system or equipment failures to drive prioritization and response.
• Resolves complex highimpact technical issues across machines systems and integrated technologies.
• Analyzes performance trends and maintenance history to identify chronic issues and drive corrective action.
• Coaches engineers on diagnosing and resolving integration communication and configuration issues.
• Applies structured diagnostic methods to quickly isolate root causes and identify solutions.
• Uses advanced tools and techniques to troubleshoot uncommon or performancecritical problems.

Requirements Analysis:

• Leads the creation documentation and management of detailed requirement sets for engineering projects.
• Ensures timely delivery of all requirementrelated milestones reviews and deliverables.
• Produces clear functional technical and information requirement documentation to guide development.
• Uses modeling and diagramming tools to maintain full requirement traceability.
• Translates VOC into actionable Level6 product requirements that reflect customer expectations.
• Facilitates discussions to evaluate tradeoffs and align stakeholders on final requirement decisions.

Top Candidates will also have:

• Knowledge in machine design and/or machine system design
• Knowledge in multiple system engineering (i.e. structures and hydraulics)
• Previous knowledge in the NPI Processes

Additional Information:

This position requires the candidate to work onsite five days a week at the Denison TX office.

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

This position may require up to 10% travel.

Summary Pay Range:

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

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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