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.

As an Engineering Project Team Leader in the Stationary Power Conversion Controls section within Caterpillar's Electrification + Energy Solutions (E+ES) division, you will lead the team developing site controls and Energy Management System (EMS) solutions. You will guide a group of engineers, champion customer needs into robust engineering requirements, drive continuous competitive analysis, and deliver flagship site solutions from concept through launch — advancing the state of the art in energy management across multiple industry segments.

What You Will Do:

• Lead a group of engineers developing specifications, validating systems, and releasing Energy Management System (EMS) and site controls solutions.

• Champion customer needs by translating customer feedback into robust engineering requirements for the site solutions product line (as-a-service model) as part of the site controls MGPP.

• Drive requirements and drive development of real-time optimization for site controls.

• Continuously perform competitive analysis and market benchmarking to shape product direction and differentiate site solutions.

• Solve problems innovatively and think quickly to unblock development and resolve cross-functional technical issues.

• Collaborate with a wide range of internal customers — sales, product development, value chain, and manufacturing — to deliver results.

• Drive testing, product training, pre-sales support, IP strategy, and continuous improvement.

• Deliver flagship site controls / EMS solutions through technology readiness gateways on budget and on schedule.

• Develop site infrastructure optimization strategy and roadmap, and advance state-of-the-art EMS solutions across multiple industry segments.

What You Will Have:

Degree Requirement:

• A Bachelor's degree is required, preferably in Electrical Engineering or another related field

Skills Required:

• Project Management: Expert knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.

• Team Management: Extensive experience and knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.

• Technical Excellence: Extensive experience and knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

• Influencing Through Expertise: Extensive experience and knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.

• Products and Services: Extensive experience and knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.

• Product Design and Development: Extensive experience and knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

What Will Set You Apart:

• Knowledge of or experience in Energy Management Systems (EMS), site controls, and microgrid controls.

• A habit of continuous competitive analysis and market benchmarking to shape product strategy.

• Demonstrated quick, innovative problem solving in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

• Experience translating customer needs into engineering requirements within an as-a-service (EaaS) business model.

• Experience taking products from early technology readiness to launch on budget and schedule.

• Experience or knowledge of optimized controls.

Additional Information:

• This position is located in Mossville, IL and requires 5-day a week on-site availability

• Domestic relocation is available for this role

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this role

• Travel is excepted up to 20% of the time

 

 

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

 

 

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:

August 4, 2026 - August 18, 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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