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’s BCP division is hiring for Engineering Manager in Clayton or Sanford NC.

Role Summary:

This role leads the Virtual Product Development (VPD) organization for Building Construction Products, which includes the areas of Finite Element Analysis, Cost Analytics, and Checking & Releasing. In alignment with our enterprise strategy, the primary goal of this role is to transform the way we work and accelerate solutions for our customers by creatively leveraging technology. This includes shifting product development decisions to significantly earlier points in the product development lifecycle through the use of existing and new advanced simulation tools.

Furthermore, this role drives the integration of ever-evolving data insights into VPD activities, drawing not only from in-house testing but also from customer field data. Additionally, this role provides divisional leadership for structures by hosting a quarterly structures forum, advising on key design considerations, and encouraging cross-pollination of ideas across all products. This role is also responsible for enabling world-class product quality by managing the division’s Checking & Releasing team for engineering drawings.

Finally, this role leads BCP Engineering’s North American university recruiting efforts, collaborating with a team of local recruiters to deliver an annual recruiting strategy, and representing BCP in Caterpillar’s enterprise recruiting forums.

What You’ll Do (Job Duties)

• Providing managerial and technical leadership to the Virtual Product Development (VPD) organization, including Finite Element Analysis, Cost Analytics, and Checking & Releasing, to achieve product development and new product introduction objectives.
• Setting and executing divisional VPD engineering strategy, including evaluation and adoption of new technologies, planning future resource needs and developing team capabilities, and establishing and continuously improving engineering processes and methodologies.
• Driving transformation of product development by leveraging advanced simulation tools and data-driven insights to enable earlier technical and cost-driven design decisions.
• Integrating data from in-house testing and an expanding customer field data treasury to improve product performance, quality, and customer outcomes.
• Establishing a culture that promotes innovation, collaboration, and customer-back thinking, while building strong partnerships across Caterpillar, suppliers, and customers.
• Providing divisional leadership for structures by hosting a quarterly technical forum, advising on critical design considerations, and fostering cross-team alignment and idea sharing.
• Ensuring delivery of high-quality drawings by continuously improving performance, standards, and processes of engineering through the Checking & Releasing function.
• Enabling a strong pipeline of engineering talent through strategic university engagement, structured recruiting programs, and proactive succession planning and development.
   

What You Have (Core Skills)

• Customer Focus and Market Awareness: Understanding evolving customer needs and shifting market challenges to provide solutions that solve customers’ toughest problems.
• Strategic and Tactical Planning: Applying effective planning techniques to contribute across operational (short-term), tactical (1–2 years), and strategic (3–5 years) horizons in support of the overall business plan.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Analyzing complex situations using informed judgment and structured decision-making approaches to drive effective and timely outcomes.
• Technical Excellence and Problem Solving: Applying deep technical knowledge and diverse application methods, including leveraging new and evolving technologies such as advanced simulation and AI, to develop solutions to customer needs.
• Communication and Influence: Communicating with clarity and impact while leveraging expertise to influence decisions, align stakeholders, and effectively exchange ideas across the organization.
• Leadership and Global Collaboration: Leading and developing high-performing teams while fostering collaboration across global and cross-cultural networks, addressing performance and conflict, and building strong, inclusive partnerships.
   

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Proven ability to leverage technology to deliver improved customer outcomes.
• Significant experience with advanced simulation tools and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).
• Experience leading global teams, including working internationally or across multiple regions and cultures.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain a strong engineering organization through effective workforce planning, leadership development, and proactive succession planning and development.
• Cross-functional experience demonstrating the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and disciplines.
• Advanced degree in Engineering or Business.

Additional Details

Work location: Clayton NC or Sanford, NC  

• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role
• Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this role.
• Travel: Upto 15% domestic and international
• This position requires 5 days per week in the office (M-F)

 

 

Summary Pay Range:

$159,120.00 - $238,680.00

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.

 

 

Posting Dates:

June 29, 2026 - July 13, 2026

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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