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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.\nThe Engineering Manager - xIL Product Management will lead the strategy, product roadmap, adoption, and execution of Caterpillar’s X-in-the-Loop (xIL) engineering ecosystem within the Intelligent Machine Systems organization.\nThe xIL ecosystem provides scalable capabilities across Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), and related virtual and physical validation environments, enabling Caterpillar engineering teams to develop, integrate, test, and validate intelligent machine software earlier and with greater automation.\nThis leader will treat xIL capabilities as engineering products, with clear customers, roadmaps, service levels, adoption targets, and measurable outcomes. The role will partner across software, controls, systems engineering, validation, DevOps/software factory, architecture, infrastructure, and product groups to build a cohesive xIL strategy and accelerate the transition from hardware-dependent validation toward a virtual-first, continuous development, integration and validation model.\nThe position combines people leadership, technical product management, engineering transformation, and cross-functional execution.\nWhat You Will Do:\nOwn the vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for the IMS xIL ecosystem, including SIL, HIL, vECUs, simulation, and continuous validation capabilities.\nEstablish and manage xIL capabilities as managed engineering products with defined customers, backlogs, releases, service expectations, adoption targets, and lifecycle plans.\nDrive a virtual-first, shift-left engineering strategy, enabling earlier software integration, verification, and validation while reducing dependency on physical hardware and test assets.\nLead cross-functional collaboration across systems and software architecture, frameworks, software, plant modeling, DevOps, vECUs, and testing teams to deliver integrated, scalable xIL tools and platforms across the engineering lifecycle.\nTranslate customer and program needs into prioritized product capabilities, technical roadmaps, investment decisions, and build/buy/partner strategies.\nChampion xIL adoption, standardization, and reuse across IMS, improving reuse of models, simulations, test assets, automation, environments, and engineering workflows.\nDefine, establish, and track KPIs and performance metrics to measure xIL adoption, engineering effectiveness, platform performance, quality, and business impact, using insights to drive continuous improvement.\nBuild and lead a high-performing xIL product and engineering organization, partnering across Software Factory, DevOps, architecture, controls, systems, validation, suppliers, and technology partners to deliver scalable enterprise capabilities.\nEngineering Leadership\nLead, coach, and develop a team of delivery leads/product owners and technical engineering professionals supporting xIL products.\nLead the performance management of team members, including setting clear goals and expectations, providing ongoing feedback and coaching, evaluating performance, recognizing contributions, and addressing performance gaps.\nBuild organizational capability through hiring, talent development, succession planning, and technical skill development.\nCreate a culture of customer focus, engineering excellence, experimentation, ownership, and continuous improvement.\nEnable teams to make data-driven product and engineering decisions.\nWhat You Will Have:\nPlanning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.\nLevel Extensive Experience: \nDevelops, refines, and communicates tactical plans for own responsibilities.\nProvides the right level of detail as input for strategic plan development.\nDemonstrates the value and necessity of linking tactical plans to overall strategic plan.\nEnsures attention to the detail and dependencies of existing departmental-level plans.\nPlans for allocation of resources in line with unit goals, technical and business objectives.\nEnsures the planning process is integrated with the overall business plan. Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment. Level Extensive Experience: \nDifferentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.\nEvaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.\nAssesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.\nAdvises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.\nUses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.\nEnsures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions. Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. Level Extensive Experience: \nAdvises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions.\nEngages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues.\nMentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.\nCoaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.\nProvides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.\nAssumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs. Communicating for Impact: Knowledge of the concepts, tools and techniques for effective listening and communicating; ability to apply these theories to receive, transmit and accurately interpret information and ideas to influence others in various situations. Level Working Knowledge: \nAnalyzes the interests or requirements of the audience; shares only relevant information in a direct and efficient manner.\nAdapts standard communication approaches when conducting dialogue with different audiences or conveying messages.\nExplains others' view points and asks questions to ensure mutual understanding.\nRecognizes and assesses cues or unstated intentions behind verbal and nonverbal communication.\nProvides persuasive messages using well-reasoned arguments to address audience concerns or reactions. Customer/Market Focus: Understanding of the importance of remaining aware of shifting market priorities and ability to respond to internal and external customer needs in a manner that consistently adds value. Level Extensive Experience: \nImplements improvements to methods for maintaining customer responsiveness.\nRecommends new products and services based on changing customer needs and success criteria.\nResponds proactively to market and competitive shifts so as to maintain advantage.\nDelivers superior customer value consistently and within targets.\nNegotiates successful outcomes on behalf of difficult or dissatisfied customers.\nCoaches others to improve focus on the customer. Managing People: Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams, and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace. Level Extensive Experience: \nAnticipates and manages difficult interpersonal situations and conflicts; resolves them to mutual satisfaction.\nConsults within the team; seeks inputs from subordinates and considers all views while making decisions.\nImplements coaching and mentoring programs to ensure the holistic development of employees.\nMonitors employee morale and satisfaction; recognizes employee contributions and achievements.\nRegularly reviews employee performance and provides constructive feedback.\nWorks collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds; understands their needs and perspectives. Collaborating Globally: Knowledge of effective collaboration techniques and ability to build networks with people from different countries and cultures, think and work with them to bring positive impact and flourishing business results. Level Extensive Experience: \nEvaluates different viewpoints and reconciles conflicting interests to achieve a collective understanding and a group mission.\nProvides optimum solutions for complex problems by using collective intelligence of colleagues' networks.\nTrains others on the new technologies or techniques used to facilitate group interactions and improve collaboration.\nUses internal and external network of leaderships or experts to help achieve organizational and client goals.\nFacilitates group's thinking and brainstorming activities to collectively create and share ideas.\nOversees a team collaboration to produce positive business results. 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. 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