Engineering 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 Team Leader, you will play a critical role in powering our new product and technology development processes. You’ll own the stability, accuracy, and continuous improvement of the digital tools and data that teams across the business rely on every day. Acting as the central connector between systems, data, and people, you will help identify and close process gaps, resolve system issues, and ensure information flows seamlessly across global teams. Your work will directly enable faster, more confident decision‑making, reduce operational risk, and accelerate program readiness. If you’re passionate about improving Product Development process and systems, strengthening data quality, and empowering teams to do their best work, this role offers the opportunity to make a visible and meaningful impact across the enterprise.

Own and enhance the digital tools that power new product and technology development—helping teams work smarter, faster, and more confidently. Solve problems and remove roadblocks by troubleshooting system issues, improving data quality, and guiding users through questions. Manage secure access and data governance, ensuring the right people have the right information at the right time. Collaborate with global partners and IT development teams to define requirements, direct technical improvements, test new features, and ensure tools evolve to meet business needs Design, build, and maintain high‑quality dashboards—along with the underlying data—so teams have clear, accurate insights for confident decision‑making across Product Development. Lead cross‑functional teams by streamlining workflows, identifying process gaps, and driving operational consistency. Maintain and update structured checklists and templates that ensure product programs stay aligned and on track. Provide hands‑on training and support to help teams adopt tools successfully and unlock their full value. Champion continuous improvement by monitoring system performance, gathering feedback, and helping shape the future of our digital ecosystem.

Requirement: • Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering or  Computer Science curriculum. Top Skills ( From K203 Job Description) Products and Services: Knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations. Level Working Knowledge: Obtains information about product and service linkages with other products and services elsewhere in organization. Researches the target market and how the product and services are sold and delivered. Explains current status, delivery alternatives and announced updates to products and services. Summarizes key features of major products or services in own unit. Assesses own unit's product alternatives, costs, and pricing. Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. Level Extensive Experience: Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions. Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues. Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions. Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical