Control Systems Team Lead

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.

About IPSD

Caterpillar’s Industrial Power Systems Division (IPSD) designs, tests and manufactures 0.5 to 18L engines that not only power Caterpillar machines, but also power over 5000 other applications including Marine, Petroleum, Industrial Applications, Electric Generators, and Locomotives. Caterpillar’s company strategy includes sustainability as one of four focus areas and IPSD is engaged and actively preparing green energy solutions for the future.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Control Systems Team Lead. This person will provide team leadership, resource planning, project planning and budgeting in the Design, development, and enhancement of engine and aftertreatment systems to optimize products and system.

What You Will Do:

• Provides team leadership, project planning, budgeting, and resource planning in Designing advanced electrical control systems and integrating electrical and mechanical systems.

• Provides team leadership, project planning, budgeting, and resource planning in Designing and implementing software and procedures to control and enhance electro-mechanical systems and mechatronic devices performance

• Providing team leadership, project planning, budgeting, and resource planning in Designing and prototyping mechatronic devices with motors, solenoids, gears, sensors, and springs.

• Provide resources, budget, and project planning in Identifying and addressing areas of product weakness in finished products

• Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Agriculture) or Computer Science curriculum.

What You Will Have:

Communicating Complex Concepts: Extensive Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.

• Uses subtle cues to determine the language and experience level of an individual or group.

• Introduces technical terminology to listeners in the context of the product or service.

• Uses effective analogies to help an audience understand a novel feature of a product or service.

• Explain important details as they relate to the basic value of the product or service.

• Approaches communication challenges from various angles to find the one that works.

• Simplifies complex ideas into easily understood concepts.

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Working Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

• Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.

• Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.

• Participate in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.

• Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns

• Assists in assessing risks, benefits, and consideration of alternatives

Technology Advising: Working Knowledge of effective advisory methods and ability to provide valued information and advice to clients regarding products, technologies, services, and solutions for a specific technology domain.

• Assesses the current technology environment, expresses the needs and initiatives of client organizations.

• Use an effective consulting method to present technology solutions that resolve stated client business issues.

• Advises clients regarding a family of specific products, technologies, or services in a technology domain.

• Demonstrates basic competence and sound business knowledge regarding specific products, technologies, or services within a domain of technology expertise.

• Achieves consulting relationship rating of 'professional' by delivering timely, meaningful advice meeting client needs in a narrow set of specific technologies

Project Management: Working 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.

• Provides input for Gantt or PERT charts or their equivalent to track project progress and status.

• Under guidance, plans and estimates simple projects.

• Assists in detailed project plans including cost, schedule, and resource requirements.

• Obtains information from stakeholders during the planning stage of a project.

• Produces standard project status reports.

Embedded Systems: Extensive Knowledge of embedded systems and their applications; ability to develop embedded systems with varying levels of complexity to control the operations of the machine it is embedded within.

• Demonstrates experience with software architecture when embedded systems become complex in scale.

• Develops embedded system software using compilers, assemblers, and debuggers.

• Develops embedded systems' prototype to ensure it meets performance and security expectations.

• Ensures the hardware and software requirements are met while structuring an embedded system.

• Manages embedded systems ranging from low to high complexity with multiple units and networks.

• Utilizes various debugging tools to reduce the number of bugs in an embedded system.

Additional Information

• This position requires 5 days onsite in the office.

• Relocation assistance is available for this position

• Sponsorship is not available for this position

• ISE assignment is not available

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Summary Pay Range:

$126,000.00 - $189,000.00

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.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

September 22, 2025 - September 29, 2025

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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