Engineering Team Leader

Career Area: Engineering Job Description: At Caterpillar, we work to help our customers build a better world. Without our team of talented, bright, and driven individuals, we wouldn’t be the Caterpillar we are today. Now, this is your chance to join our team and do work that matters. We want you to help us enable customer success, make progress possible around the world and help our communities grow and thrive. We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join our Product Support and Logistics Division as a Validation Team Leader.  The Product Support and Logistics Division (PSLD) is one of the most innovative divisions within Caterpillar. In PSLD, as within all of Caterpillar, our priority is our customers and helping them build a better world. We touch nearly every element of the services value stream from procurement to design and manufacturing to distribution. PSLD is responsible for Aftermarket Parts Distribution of Cat Parts, Integrated Logistics, segment Procurement and the design and manufacture of Wear Components (Undercarriage and GET) and Maintenance Components (Seals, Tubes & Hardware, Hose & Couplings, Fluids and Filters). We’re committed to our customers, who build a better world with our products, services and solutions. We understand and show the value of why they should always choose us. We’re exploring new ideas and opportunities – innovating to discover the breakthroughs necessary for tomorrow’s growth.  The Undercarriage validation team within PSLD is currently seeking an Engineering Team Leader to work on field test activities related to components used on Caterpillar machines. The candidate will be a member of the team responsible for Caterpillar world-wide validation of undercarriage components and systems. Undercarriage components and assemblies are both internally produced and purchased finished. Through it all, we are one team – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.  Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience As an Undercarriage Engineering Team Leader: The team leader role accounts for up to 50% of this assignment the remainder of the time, the incumbent acts as an individual contributor, bringing technical expertise to the project as well. Team leaders must manage their own development, continuously learning through experience, new business knowledge, and skill. Program/project management and strong organizational skills are critical. Significant challenges of this position are working with people; enhancing the team’s creativity; facilitating the team’s cooperation; clearly communicating the requirements and tasks, while gaining input from the team on refinement of same; translating both verbal and non-verbal information from the customer, management, and team members. Team leader acts as spokesperson for the team in meetings with management and with the customer. Team leader must develop good networks to enable them to obtain resources and cooperation needed, and remove roadblocks so that they can ensure the success of their team. Team leaders must have strong communication skills and interpersonal skills; as well as, ever increasing skills in the role-based competencies of Managing Vision & Purpose, Decision Quality, and Negotiating. Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: Pull together a team of individuals who may or may not have worked together before, to develop and execute a validation plan meeting the goals of the design team. Provide a supportive work environment for the team; mentor, coach, and develop others. Coordinate and assign resources for the validation of undercarriage components that support New Product Improvement (NPI) and Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) projects. Collaborate with CAT Sales & Technical Reps, dealers, and customers. Manage internal/external validation test requests and support quality/material/design improvement projects. Perform and/or apply root cause analysis on field returns and end of life test components (5 Whys, Fishbone, Pareto, FMEA) Coordinate track shop schedule to manage builds and disassembly. Perform component inspections and root cause analysis. Provide technical advice to individuals at various levels in the organization. Work with another unit or team. Create and deliver technical reports. Basic Qualifications: Requires a bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering or Materials Science curriculum 9 years of post-graduation experience, with a focus on Engineering (Design, Simulation, Validation, etc) Top Candidates will also have: Master’s degree in an Engineering or Materials Science curriculum and 6 years of experience or a doctorate degree in engineering with 1 years of experience Experience working with a different unit or working with different products, processes, or systems Lab or field test experience Additional Information:   The location for this position is in Morton, IL Relocation assistance is available for this position This position requires 10-15% travel        Benefits Annual incentive bonus plan* Medical, dental, and vision coverage Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.) 401k savings plan Health savings account (HSA) Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) Disability benefits Life Insurance Parental leave Healthy Lifestyle Programs Employee Assistance Programs Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts Tuition Reimbursement Career Development *Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines. Final Details Please 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. 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. #Li EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply. Not ready to apply? Submit your information to our Talent Network here. 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.