Engineering Manager

Caterpillar Caterpillar · Industrial · Wackersdorf, Bavaria

Engineering Manager for Enclosures & Light Fabrications at Caterpillar, responsible for the development and construction of components like fuel tanks and counterweights for heavy machinery. The role involves leading a team, managing projects from concept to series release, and ensuring technical excellence, project management, and employee leadership. Requires a degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, experience in structural and enclosure components, and leadership experience.

What you'd actually do

  1. Fachliche und disziplinarische Führung des Engineering‑Teams “Enclosures & Light Fabrications”
  2. Weiterentwicklung, Coaching und Leistungsmanagement der Mitarbeitenden
  3. Mitwirkung an der Ressourcen‑ und Kapazitätsplanung im Projektumfeld
  4. Koordination und Steuerung von Entwicklungsprojekten im Aufgabenbereich
  5. Sicherstellung der Zielerreichung in Bezug auf Kosten, Qualität und Termine

Skills

Required

  • Mechanical Engineering degree or equivalent
  • Several years of experience in the development of structural and enclosure components
  • First to several years of leadership experience or strong motivation to take on leadership responsibility
  • Sheet metal, steel, and plastic components knowledge (ideally LFI technology)
  • Product design and development from idea to series production
  • Project and cost management in an engineering environment
  • Experience with development and quality processes (e.g., APQP, 6Sigma)

Nice to have

  • LFI technology
  • 6Sigma

What the JD emphasized

  • technische Exzellenz
  • Projektmanagement
  • Mitarbeiterführung
  • Kosten
  • Qualität
  • Termine