Engineering Project Team Leader

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.

Looking for career progression where you get to lead an awesome team but still remain hands-on technical at the same time?

What You Will Do

As a Software Engineering Manager with CTCT, you’ll have the unique opportunity to lead, inspire, and support one of our software engineering product teams, implementing features in software developed for technicians and operators of earthmoving and paving machines. Our software is used on machines like Dozers and Excavators, using lasers and GPS. It helps enable these machines to work at level heights. Don’t take our word for it, join us in the field, sit onboard and see for yourself how our technology is literally groundbreaking!

What you'll be doing:

● Leading, inspiring, and supporting an existing team of software engineers and alpha testers, including goal setting, performance management, and career planning

● Providing technical guidance to team members and helping to remove roadblocks for them.

● Development and evolution of solutions on embedded Linux using C++ and web applications using Angular and TypeScript

● Facilitating the efficient application of each person’s time to prioritize work by allocation and monitoring of tasks at a level of detail appropriate to each person ● You’ll have a genuine interest in developing yourself, as well as others

● Collaborating across geographically dispersed CTCT sites to drive continuous improvements in software development processes.

Skills / Knowledge / Experience you should bring:

● Experience in at least one of the following but ideally two: C++ / Web Development

● Previously led projects and owned them through to completion

● Ability to work proactively, with limited direction, and manage projects under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment across multiple time zones

● Strong analytical and decision-making skills

● Demonstrable solid experience working as a Software Engineer at the Senior/Lead level

● Working with globally dispersed teams is a plus.

About Your Location

Based at Trimble’s NZ headquarters in Christchurch, enjoy free parking, an onsite gym, an active social club, and a great team environment where people love working with leading technology solutions.

Please Note: Only applicants legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered.

About Our CTCT Division the CTCT division (a joint venture between Trimble and Caterpillar) develops positioning and control products for earthmoving and paving machines in the construction and mining industries, using technologies such as GPS, optical total stations, lasers, and sonics. The products are used in a range of applications where the operator of the machine benefits from having accurate horizontal and vertical guidance.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

 

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

July 14, 2026 - July 26, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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