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We are building the future.

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

Caterpillar’s Electrification & Advanced Power Solutions (E&APS) Division will focus on delivering advanced electrified power train, zero-emissions products/technologies, and the solutions and services associated with these technologies. Focus areas include batteries, fuel cells, motors, inverters, micro grid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle solutions/services and integration of components for ePowertrain solutions across industries.

We are looking for top talent to build and scale the next generation of technologies, products and services to help our customers build a better—more sustainable—world. We need self-motivated, intelligent, and team-oriented individuals to make our plans a reality. Individuals with high emotional intelligence, humility and openness to discovery will thrive in the teams we are building.

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Job Description:

The Director of Advanced Manufacturing will be essential to growing a team of advanced manufacturing and test specialists in the competitive space of battery manufacturing. This person should be able to interact with high level leaders and develop consensus in varied topics from business to technical. The ideal candidate will have a vision of electrification manufacturing strategy and can convey it easily and concisely to top leaders throughout the organization. This leader will closely network between purchasing, production engineering, supply chain and manufacturing through the development of electrified product manufacturing.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• The major focus of this position is strategic and may be one of sponsor for creativity in key process development and change, as well as accomplishing results through others from multiple organizations and functions. Decisions will impact multiple technologies, multiple functions or disciplines, an entire product line or process, or both process and product development and integration. The products and services provided vary from product concepts to products and processes, intellectual property, plans and resources.

• Tracking and monitoring the organization’s business plan, reviewing, and monitoring first level project milestones and budgets, owning processes, guiding the definition of work processes, facilitating the acquisition of tools, physical resources, and intellectual capital, building teams, conducting technical reviews and overseeing departmental budget roll-up.

• Also has a major role in interfacing with internal and external customers, gathering and responding to customer feedback and guiding the organization’s focus towards meeting customers’ technology, product, service, and business needs.

• Accountable for protecting and developing Caterpillar’s intellectual property by properly classifying and restricting access to Caterpillar technical information related to their area of responsibility. This role requires the integration of major operations, technologies, products, and diverse strategies.

• Ever increasing skills in the Caterpillar Leadership competencies - Be Strategic, Focus on the Enterprise, Global Leadership, Lead Change, Hold Self and Others Accountable, Know your Customer, Build Engagement, and Coach for Development.

• The incumbent would set strategy at the division level. The division would solve problems for multiple technologies, multiple functions or disciplines, an entire product line or process, or both process and product development and integration.

• While the culture of specific business units and service units vary, this position faces ongoing change – increased competitive pressures, increasing product complexity and ever-increasing customer demands. Significant challenges from managing new technology, managing the leadership in the organization, sourcing technical people, replacing expertise and growing technical experts can be expected.

• Therefore, the ability to draw upon foundational product development skills such as conceptual design, development of product and/or process, data analysis & extraction, failure resolution & prevention, technical project management, internal and external requirements management, and cost-value management is required. This role requires that the incumbent increases understanding of the business, the business aspects of technology and the customers’ business and needs.

• Decisions made by incumbent will affect total product lines, major company processes, facilities, and multiple technologies. Decisions will impact public perception of Caterpillar, the technology it uses and its applications, warranty, company strategy and partnerships with universities, research organizations and other external groups. The incumbent has primary accountability for operating expense budget.

• Incumbent will be dealing with a global marketplace both in terms of customers and in terms of sourcing suppliers, production, and talent.

Basic Requirements:

• An accredited Engineering degree or a closely related technical degree with 20 years experience OR Equivalent degree with 30 years experience.

• Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience and 3 years manager level experience required.

• Advanced program management skills are critical.

• Previous team leadership experience and organization skills are necessary.

• Position requires excellent human relations, interpersonal, and communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive issues, mentor, and coach and/or persuade others on new technologies, new applications, or potential solutions.

• The ability to draw upon knowledge of more than one engineering function, technology, component, system, product, or process is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An advanced degree is highly desired.

Additional Information:

• The locations for this hybrid position include Mossville, IL, Michigan, Illinois, Dallas, TX, Houston, TX and Atlanta, GA.

• Domestic relocation assistance IS available for this position

• Up to 50% travel (The position is required to travel frequently; up to a full week a month.)

• Visa sponsorship is not available

• The position posting will close at 11:59PM CST on May 18, 2023

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Compensation & Benefits:

The total rewards package, beyond base salary includes:

• Annual incentive bonus plan*

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

• 401k savings plan

• Health savings account (HSA)

• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

• Short and long-term disability coverage

• Life Insurance

• Paid parental leave

• Healthy Lifestyle Programs

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

• Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

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 .

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