[Remote] Senior Autonomy Project Team Lead - Remote Control

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Caterpillar Inc. is a global team dedicated to creating stronger, sustainable communities. The Senior Autonomy Project Team Lead will lead the development and integration of remote control systems for construction and mining machines, ensuring alignment with project objectives and fostering cross-functional collaboration.


Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate remote control system programs across multiple machines, ensuring alignment to common strategy, architecture, and customer expectations
  • Translate product and system requirements into achievable milestones, roadmaps, and execution plans
  • Manage project schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans across the full program lifecycle, including clear communication of business and financial impacts to stakeholders
  • Maintain a strong technical understanding of remote control systems, including machine interactions, line‑of‑sight and non‑line‑of‑sight technologies, and functional safety
  • Support system design, subsystem testing, system integration, and troubleshooting as needed
  • Identify and track technical and organizational risks and opportunities across teams and organizations
  • Drive cross‑team collaboration, remove blockers, and manage interdependencies with internal teams and external vendors, particularly for issues that span multiple organizations
  • Run program reviews, stakeholder meetings, customer demos, and executive updates, including participation in management and customer‑facing demonstrations as needed
  • Establish program KPIs and provide clear status reporting on progress, quality, cost, and schedule
  • Mentor and support team members, contribute to team vision, and provide input on performance and team selection, while creating a supportive environment focused on coaching, development, and continuous improvement
  • Help define and communicate the team’s vision and purpose, aligning technical execution with long‑term product and business goals
  • Actively manage one’s own professional development and model strong leadership behaviors for the team

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
  • Cross-Team Integration: Understanding of the importance of inter-team collaboration in breaking down silos and achieving business results; ability to lead employees from various functions to communicate, coordinate work across divisions, and collaborate in solving problems as one team
  • 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
  • Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers
  • Tactical Planning: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational tactical planning
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science; advanced degree preferred
  • Proven experience in Technical Program Management experience (robotics or autonomous vehicles preferred) or leading complex autonomous or heavy‑equipment product development
  • New Product Introduction (NPI) leadership experience for complex machines or product features
  • Strong technical background in complex hardware–software systems
  • Experience leading cross‑functional teams and managing release schedules
  • Familiarity with agile development methodologies
  • Exposure to verification and validation of safety‑critical software and systems
  • Experience delivering programs to production
  • Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and project leadership skills

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

Company Overview

  • For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world. It was founded in 1925, and is headquartered in Peoria Heights, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.caterpillar.com.

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