Engineering Project Team Leader - Product Quality

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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Caterpillar’s Paving division is hiring for the role of Engineering Project Team Leader – Product Quality based in Brooklyn Park, MN.

Role Summary: In this role you will manage multiple or complex quality improvement initiatives involving cross-functional teams, global facilities, and product/value chains, with a strong emphasis on proactive quality systems, defect prevention, and continuous improvement to achieve quality targets.

What You’ll Do (Job Duties)

• Develop and lead project scope focused on proactive quality improvement, addressing systemic defects, early-hour reliability issues, and opportunities to prevent defects before reaching customers.
• Drive proactive quality deployment across New Product Introduction programs, ensuring proper risk assessment, cross-functional engagement, and on-time completion of required deliverables.
• Actively analyze quality data to identify trends, drive root cause analysis, and initiate corrective actions across product groups, facilities, suppliers, and partners.
• Coordinate resources across product development, manufacturing, supply chain, and product support to execute worldwide quality improvement initiatives.
• Oversee project progress and quality metrics; communicate status and risks to stakeholders; and ensure alignment on priorities and actions.
• Direct project staffing; coach and motivate cross-functional teams to execute proactive quality strategies and deliver measurable improvements.

What You Have (Core Skills)

• Project Management: 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.
• 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.
• Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• Influencing Through Expertise: 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.
• Troubleshooting Technical Problems: Knowledge of troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, detect and resolve technical problems in a manufacturing or product management environment.

Top Candidates Will Also Have

• Degree in Engineering or related field or relevant equivalent experience is also acceptable.
• Effective communication to collaborate with stakeholders to drive alignment in a complex, global, matrixed organization.
• A track record of leading teams of individuals to achieve desired results.
• Strong background in APQP, DFMEA, and New Product Introduction quality processes, with demonstrated impact on product launch quality.

Additional Details

• Work location:  Brooklyn Park, MN
• Domestic relocation assistance IS available for this role.
• Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this role.
• Travel:  Up to 25% - Domestic and International
• This position requires 5 days per week in the office (M-F).

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

Posting Dates:

September 18, 2026 - September 27, 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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