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.
Engineering Project Team Leader
Your Work Shapes the World
Whether it is groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With 100 years of legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe. When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce, Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customers’ needs. Join us.
Role Description:
The Engineering Manager will play a vital role within the Quality Organization, serving as a key leader for the metallurgical lab team supporting both the foundry and machine shop operations. This position will be responsible for owning metallurgical processes, overseeing materials testing, and advancing enterprise-level foundry expertise. This role is crucial to maintaining the high-quality standards expected by our customers and ensuring the strength of our customer relationships.
What you will do:
- Oversee metallurgical laboratory safety, capacity planning, and workflow velocity to ensure efficient and compliant operations.
- Lead strategic workforce planning.
- Develop, mentor, and support team members to build technical expertise and foster a high‑performance culture.
- Drive quality process development, including implementation, optimization, and management of lab equipment and testing procedures.
- Perform and oversee characterization of quality defects to identify root causes and support corrective action initiatives.
- Own and manage metallurgical processes, including inoculation treatment, magnesium treatment, thermal analysis, non‑destructive testing (NDT), heat treatment, charge recipes, and material specifications.
- Lead salvage processes and certification activities to ensure material integrity and compliance with customer and industry standards.
- Build and maintain enterprise‑wide metallurgical relationships to strengthen foundry expertise and support cross‑functional collaboration.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- A Bachelor's degree in accredited Metallurgy, Material Science, or Engineering or curriculum.
Skills you will have:
- Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Extensive knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Extensive knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Effective Communications: Extensive knowledge and understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
- Technical Excellence: Extensive knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
- Customer/Market Focus: Extensive knowledge and understanding of the importance of remaining aware of shifting market priorities and ability to respond to internal and external customer needs in a manner that consistently adds value.
- Managing People: Extensive knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.
- Collaborating Globally: Working knowledge of effective collaboration techniques and ability to build networks with people from different countries and cultures, think and work with them to bring positive impact and flourishing business results.
- Project Management: Extensive 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.
Top candidates will possess:
- Metallurgical testing and lab management expertise
- Foundry process knowledge
- Progressive leadership experience
Additional Information:
This position is in Mapleton, IL
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Summary Pay Range:
$147,760.00 - $221,640.00
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:
May 7, 2026 - May 14, 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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