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Career Area:EngineeringJob Description:Your Work Shapes the WorldWhether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 98-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.DescriptionThe Electronic Components Engineering Project Team Lead position has product line responsibility for a portfolio of wire harness products used in Caterpillar machines and engines. One key challenge will be to establish supply strategies, which will satisfy the differing needs of each product team at Caterpillar. The position requires a person with strong leadership qualities and who can work effectively across different business units. Along with leading a team of engineers, design, and quality oversight of several electrical harness systems of varying complexity as well as life-cycle management of those products.Job DutiesThe position develops, improves, and troubleshoots electrical hardware used in an array of engine and machine systems. This includes a mix of new product development, technology selection, defining and verifying requirements, supplier identification and CPPD, component validation, NPI and NTI project advancement, product and production support, cost reduction, CPI, and component life-cycle management. Some activities will be performed in partnership with a supplier including and may involve manufacturing plan and process development. This position performs analysis work, identifies design problems, and resolves them.This position works closely with Engine and Machine System/Subsystem product team members to understand application requirements, performance needs as well as meet business objectives. Incumbents will be expected to bear significant responsibility for completion of projects with a major focus on delivery.Primary functions of the job include:
Lead a team that manages a portfolio of products
Practical product design, as well as great problem solving. The problems have an element of both technical and business challenge, which will require preparing concepts, strategies, and feasibility studies.
Draft and execute plans in concert with timing needs of product groups
Maintain an enterprise viewpoint concerning quality, product cost, and risk
Initiate product cost improvements and execute plans to consolidate products where appropriate. Within that context, draw connection between Caterpillar products where commonalities could be leveraged.
Within the scope of NPI workflow ensure that all of Caterpillar’s L2/L1 NPI and APQP process elements are completed
Act as development team lead, interacting with system teams, wire harness component team members, plant locations, suppliers and purchasing to ensure development commitments are met
Plan and coordinate product testing in concert with program needs
Coordinate supplier evaluations, production readiness reviews and facilitate other required supplier development activities
The Electronic Components Engineering Project Team Lead is expected to provide technical leadership, and mentor new staff members. Will need to adept at communicating to different levels of management where one can provide concept reviews, technical and business status updates, and when working closely with other team members located in different global locations.Basic QualificationsRequires a Bachelor’s degree (prefer a Master’s degree) from an accredited Engineering curriculum (Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Agricultural field) and commensurate product development and project leadership experience.Top Candidates will also haveStrong strategy development backgroundExcellent communication, and the ability to communicate technical information effectively to people with various backgrounds.Developed mechanical and electrical / electronic aptitude and troubleshooting skillsDemonstrated ability to learn quickly and retain pertinent informationDemonstrated ability to communicate technical information concisely and accuratelyHave working knowledge of the operation of CAT products and it’s electrical and control systems.Additional InformationThe location for this position is Mossville, IL.Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.This position may require up to 10% travel.Visa sponsorship is available for this position.Employee benefit detailsOur goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).Final detailsPlease frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.For more information, visit caterpillar.com. To connect with us on social media, visit caterpillar.com/social-media#LIEEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar.Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.
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