Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

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Engineering Project Team Leader – Load and Haul Heavy Structures

Location: Decatur, IL
Travel: Up to 25%
Relocation Assistance: Available
Visa Sponsorship: Not Available

Job Summary

As an Engineering Project Team Leader – Load and Haul Heavy Structures, you will lead multiple or complex engineering projects that span functions, organizations, products, and value chains. You will define project scope, align resources across sales and marketing, product development, value chain, and manufacturing, and drive execution against cost, timing, and business objectives. This role is ideal for a highly collaborative engineering leader who can guide cross-functional teams, communicate clearly with stakeholders, and solve challenging technical and project-related issues. You will play a key role in moving engineering work from concept through development and into production by combining strong project management discipline with technical depth and sound judgment.

Degree Requirement:

• A bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop Heavy Structures project scope to address business challenges and opportunities (PQVC).  

• Arranges and leads Go See Act workshops for successful PD, Pilot and Pre-Production Heavy Structures builds.   

• Develop Heavy Structures concepts for NPI, CPI with acute focus on Design for Manufacturing to improve automation efficiency thru-out the supply chain (BTS , Robot, CNC machining and Paint) 

• Coordinating resources across the businesses with product development groups, value chain and manufacturing.  

• Overseeing project progress (PQVC); communicating status with stakeholders and participating functional areas; addressing and resolving problems. 

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

• Provide effective solutions to technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues

Required Skills

• Project Management: Ability to manage high-risk, high-cost projects involving multiple stakeholders, monitor critical path, and apply strong project controls.
• Technical Excellence: Ability to provide sound technical direction, resolve complex issues, and mentor others in stronger technical decision-making.
• Influencing Through Expertise: Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, provide timely insight, and influence decisions through credibility and evidence-based reasoning.
• Team Management: Ability to lead effective project teams, maintain alignment, sustain engagement, and communicate across teams and stakeholders.
• Requirements Analysis: Ability to capture, analyze, document, and manage requirements and deliverables across the project lifecycle.
• Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Ability to assess business impact, isolate issues, and drive resolution of difficult or high-impact technical problems.
• Product Design and Development: Ability to support and improve product development processes from concept through production.
• Products and Services: Ability to understand product and service interdependencies and apply that knowledge to planning and execution decisions.

Preferred Skills

• Experience leading engineering projects in manufacturing, heavy equipment, industrial, or product development environments.
• Experience working across new product introduction (NPI), product design, operations, supply chain, or production support.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience supporting engineering work from concept, validation, and launch through production.
• Familiarity with structured problem solving, risk management, and project status reporting.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posting Dates:

July 7, 2026 - July 20, 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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