Legacy Team Project Lead

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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 Advanced Power Technologies:

Advanced Power Technologies (APT) defines and delivers Caterpillar’s next generation of power system technologies. The organization leads product strategy, long term technology roadmaps, and lifecycle leadership for advanced power, electrification, electronic controls, software, and energy solutions across the entire range of Power and Energy applications.

APT integrates hardware, software, and digital services to deliver scalable, reliable, and future‑ready power solutions. Partnering closely with product groups, engineering, and global delivery teams, APT balances near‑term business execution with long‑term technology leadership—enabling best in class electronics quality, fast response to market changes, differentiated customer value through vertical integration, improved uptime, and sustainable power systems across Caterpillar’s Power and Energy product portfolio.

Role Definition:

Sustainment Engineering requires investigations and analyses in multiple technical areas like Engineering and Logistics to ensure a continued supply and maintenance of our electrical parts and systems with managed risk.  The Sustainment Project lead will be responsible to assist others or lead the planning and development of multiple complex life-extension solutions for Electrical components to assure continued Caterpillar Product functionality. The life-extension solution could involve designing out end-of-life or obsolete piece parts, redesigning components, completing a supplier transfer, or defining a component repair option.

What You Will Do:

• Coach and develop team members through mentoring.

• Assist others or lead the creation and development of new components or systems to replace legacy parts.

• Assist supply specialists and buyers with supplier development and supplier performance.

• Partner with suppliers to improve quality, manage transitions, evaluate sourcing risks, and ensure continuity of supply.

• Develop and document functional requirements and translating into detail design documents.

• Participate in or lead proposal preparation, cost estimates, and technical reports.

• Understand Electrical component design and functionality in systems.

• Manage component sustainment by understanding production requirements and removal dates, service requirements, and component supply risk.

• Develop component or family long term sustainment plans by understanding the current and future obsolescence issues and any required change validation.

• Utilize Caterpillar and supplier information to monitor and resolve quality or reliability issues.

• Understand Product structure and required Engineering Data System maintenance and print change activities.

Degree Requirement

Requires a degree in an accredited Mechanical or Electrical Engineering field.

What You Will Have:

Effective Communications: 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.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching.

• Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience.

• Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.

• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.

• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.

• Maintains focus on the topic at hand.

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