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.

Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level and make a meaningful impact in the heavy machinery industry? The Tracked Products Engineering Heavy Structures team is seeking an Engineering Project Team Leader to support the newly formed Worktools team, which includes Hydraulic Mining Shovel buckets, Electric Rope Shovel dippers and Dragline buckets.

As an Engineering Project Team Leader, you will lead and oversee multiple worktools projects. Your responsibilities will span coordinating cross-functional activities involving product development, value chain optimization, manufacturing processes, procurement, commercial, and product support. You will be accountable for managing project timelines, budgets, product quality, and ensuring the successful implementation of solutions that address unique challenges within the mining industry. This role requires strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with engineering peers, platform teams, purchasing, and manufacturing organizations. A solid technical background is essential to support training and onboarding of team members both locally and globally. The position emphasizes a product and process quality–first mindset, with a strong focus on zero defects, while balancing program schedule and cost objectives.

What you will do:

• Lead new product introductions (NPI) and provide Engineered to order (ETO) solutions to remain competitive in the marketplace

• Provide design enhancements for current and legacy products (CPI, NSI, and maintenance) across the full Worktools product portfolio.

• Drive collaboration with product development groups, value chain, manufacturing, procurement, suppliers, commercial, and product support.

• Direct project staffing; motivating and developing project team and team members.

• Provide leadership for design reviews and conformance to design guidelines and best practices.

• Oversee project progress, communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas.

• Develop project scope to address business challenges and opportunities.

• Work with the team and business partners to drive validation methods including FEA, test, and field trials.

What Skills You Will 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.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

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.

Team Management: Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.

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 or product management 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 have:

• Tracked products or mining industry application knowledge.

• Prior experience with Surface mining loading tools.

• Extensive experience heavy structures product design and development.

• Experience directing project staffing; motivating and developing team members in a high-paced environment.

• Strong analytical skills including structural analysis expertise and personal experience performing component level FEA.

Additional Information:

The primary work location for this role is Tucson, AZ with a requirement to work on-site full-time at a Caterpillar facility.

Domestic relocation assistance is available

This position may require up to 15% travel (including occasional international travel) to support activities at manufacturing and/or customer sites.

Visa sponsorship, international assignments, or payroll transfers are not available for this role.

Posting date: 03/04/2026 - 03/11/2026

Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $192,710.00

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.

Relocation is available for this position.

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:

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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