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Engineering Project Team Leader at Caterpillar, Wamego, KS

Engineering Project Team Leader at Caterpillar in Wamego, KS. Full-time. $128,470 to $192,710 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.

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.

Caterpillar’s EXD team is hiring for Engineering Project Team Leader in Wamego, KS!
In this role you will design, develop, build, and implement new excavator worktools, worktool components, or technologies as well as provide leadership to the rest of the technical team in pursuit of the same goals on multiple projects.

What You’ll Do (Job Duties)

Researching new worktool opportunities and competitive products. Organizing, coordinating, and executing the concepting, design, building, testing, and analysis of prototype worktools for excavators.
Concept machine integration opportunities specifically from a worktool perspective to improve the operator experience and work with cross functional teams to implement these opportunities.
Developing and documenting functional requirements based on voice of the customer and translating into detailed designs. Leading trade off discussions with both the technical teams and the customer facing teams to get to the best customer solution.
Leading the creation project proposals, cost estimates, project timelines and technical reports. Prioritizing new technology projects based on risk, resource capabilities, and financial outcomes.
Reviewing workload and balancing among the technical team members and concepting process and method improvements for better efficiency and effectiveness at a team level.
Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.

What You Have (Core Skills)

Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
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.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Top Candidates Will Also Have

Strong intellectual curiosity with a flexible mindset.
Vertically integrated engineering skillset capable of concept to production product development.
Ability to analyze and develop worktools based on an overall consideration of the excavator and what the total solution will be to the customer.
Good listening and communication skills with ability to work across regions and different functional areas.
Understanding customer challenges across spectrum of applications and variety of use cases and able to translate into the technical needs that will deliver best in class products.

Additional Details

Work location: USA-KS-Wamego-Solar
Domestic relocation assistance is NOT available for this role
Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this role.
Travel: 20% including international travel.
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

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:
November 4, 2026 - November 10, 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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