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EngineeringJob Description:
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About the Role:
Caterpillar of Australia is currently seeking a Technology Project Team Lead to join the team located either in Perth (Bibra Lake) Melbourne (Tullamarine) Brisbane (CBD).
Caterpillars Technology Division seeks a Technology Project Team Lead within the Autonomy and Automation Site Technologies team. The role is responsible for technical leadership supporting underground autonomous haulage for Caterpillar articulated trucks.
Successful candidates will possess advanced technical and analytical abilities effective communication and project management skills comprehensive technical knowledge sound engineering judgment and proven leadership qualities. Additionally the incumbent should demonstrate the capacity to interact with mining customers diplomatically and with robust technical expertise.
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
Working with customer dealer and commercial teams to define customer value and translate value into functional requirements.
Work across a global engineering teams to coordinate execution and delivery of complex systems including hardware and software solutions.
Provide project management of overall objectives including budget and resources
Inform on critical tactical and strategic decisions
Manages and coordinates technical feasibility assessment planning design optimization schedule management risk assessment/mitigation project communication and on-going production support.
Communicating globally with suppliers team members and other business units
Providing guidance and oversight for product analysis and validation.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
Bachelors degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum or equivalent experience
Greater than 10 years of relevant product design software development or mining technology development experience
Proven team leadership experience
Decision making critical thinking communicating for impact and customer focus.
Proven experience executing projects requiring in depth technical analysis or applying analytical processes to solution development.
Demonstrated problem solving capability.
Product Development Experience - leadership experience
Demonstrated record of self-directed work.
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
5 years experience working on Software and Systems Development
Project Management experience
Experience with application of automation and information technologies to machines
Previous experience in delivery of complex systems comprising of offboard IT systems embedded controls hardware or software development.
Additional Information:
This position is in Perth Brisbane or Melbourne Australia
This position requires up to 25% travel approximately 1 week every month
This position requires the candidate to work 5 days in office
Posting Dates:
March 16 2026 - March 30 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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