1,826,831open jobs
105,083companies
275,023added this week
Browse all
Salary
$148k – $222k per year
Location
In office (Lafayette)
Visa
No sponsorship (stated in the posting)
Employment
Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 28, 2026. Caterpillar scores B on the Alion truth index.

Overview
Company
Impact
Profile match
Caterpillar Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of heavy construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, the company operates a vast international footprint spanning manufacturing facilities, technology hubs, and independent dealerships. Through innovative machinery, digital solutions, and specialized financial services, it supports sustainable infrastructure development and energy production around the world.

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.

About LPSD

The Large Power Systems Division (LPSD) is part of Caterpillar’s Power & Energy segment. Through this global organization, Caterpillar designs and manufactures large (greater than 18 liters) diesel and natural gas engines, powertrains and key engine systems. LPSD products and solutions support customers across power generation, industrial, marine, oil & gas, rail, services and Cat® machine applications worldwide.

Job Summary

As a Metallurgical Engineering Manager, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of Metallurgical Engineers supporting the Manufacturing Operations team. Your team will respond to the Operations issues, leading investigations of failures, contamination control, magnetism issues, heat treat and shot peen support, and work with component and platform engineering teams on determining the right course of action based upon the findings. This position may also be asked to own some metallurgical component failure analysis in the future to support the team and the needs of the group.

What you will do

  • Managing staffing, development, and performance management programs for facility support metallurgical engineering team; motivating and developing team.

  • Providing specialized engineering technical support and consulting services to various areas of the organization.

  • Managing high-impact, short and long duration engineering initiatives and projects; ensuring achievement of engineering plan and product quality.

  • Driving programs/projects to completion on time and within budget.

Degree Requirement

  • Bachelors degree in Metallurgical Engineering/MaterialsScience

What you will have

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:

  • Differentiates assumptions, perspectives, and historical frameworks.

  • Evaluates past decisions for insights to improve decision-making process.

  • Assesses and validates decision options and points and predicts their potential impact.

  • Advises others in analyzing and synthesizing relevant data and assessing alternatives.

  • Uses effective decision-making approaches such as consultative, command, or consensus.

  • Ensures that assumptions and received wisdom are objectively analyzed in decisions.

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 and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.

  • Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems.

  • Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.

  • Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.

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:

  • Anticipates and manages difficult interpersonal situations and conflicts; resolves them to mutual satisfaction.

  • Consults within the team; seeks inputs from subordinates and considers all views while making decisions.

  • Implements coaching and mentoring programs to ensure the holistic development of employees.

  • Monitors employee morale and satisfaction; recognizes employee contributions and achievements.

  • Regularly reviews employee performance and provides constructive feedback.

  • Works collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds; understands their needs and perspectives.

What will put you ahead

  • Pervious Leadership Experience

  • Heat Treat Experience

  • Weld Engineering Experience

  • Support of a Multi-shift Manufacturing Customer

Summary Pay Range:

$147,760.00 - $221,640.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-relatedknowledge, 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.Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

October 15, 2026 - November 26, 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.

Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.

Free account
Stop reading job ads. Get the ones that fit.
One free account turns this page into a shortlist built around your stack, your level and your pay.
Match on every job. Stack, seniority, pay and location, scored against your profile.
1,826,831 open roles. Read straight off company career pages, refreshed every day.
Unlimited applications. Every one you send is tracked in one place, on-site or on a company board.
3 tailored CVs a month. Rewritten for the exact job you are applying to. Included free.
Create a free account Continue with Google
Free forever. No card. Under a minute.

Your match

How well do you fit this role?
Two answers are enough for a real match. No account needed.
Check my fit
Answers stay in this browser until you create an account.

Recommended for you based on this role

Industrial Engineering
Similar stack
Same company
Lafayette
Architect Engineer SQA 3 months ago
$150k – $243k per year • Equity • In office • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Newton
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node JS
Node JS
Express
AI/ML
Cursor
Claude Code
AI Agents
LLM Guardrails
Frontend
Angular
DevOps
CI/CD
QA
Selenium
Cypress
Playwright
Apply
$87k – $161k per year • Remote (United States) • Full-Time • 4+ years exp • Master's Degree • United States
Apply
Principal Engineer 1 hour ago
≈ $115k – $234k per year (Estimated) • In office • 12+ years exp • United States
Databases
Databricks
AI/ML
OpenAI
Anthropic
DevOps
GCP
AWS
Apply
Principal Engineer 1 hour ago
≈ $113k – $230k per year (Estimated) • In office • United States
SQL
Databases
LookML
Google BigQuery
BigQuery
DevOps
GCP
Analytics
Tableau
ETL/ELT
Looker
Dimensional Modeling
Apply
Principal Engineer 1 hour ago
≈ $98k – $201k per year (Estimated) • In office • Frisco
Python
Databases
Weaviate
Chroma
Pinecone
FAISS
AI/ML
LangGraph
AutoGen
LangChain
AI Agents
CrewAI
LLM
RAG
OpenAI
Anthropic
LLM Evaluation
LLM Guardrails
Multi-Agent Systems
DevOps
GCP
Azure
AWS
Platform Engineering
Apply
Gear Engineer 1 day ago
≈ $55k – $99k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • 1+ year exp • Bachelor's Degree • Lafayette
Apply
≈ $81k – $153k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Lafayette
Apply
≈ $97k – $198k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Lafayette
Apply
Process Engineer 3 days ago
≈ $63k – $148k per year (Estimated) • In office • Full-Time • Bachelor's Degree • Lafayette
Apply
≈ $63k – $148k per year (Estimated) • In office • Lafayette
Apply
See all jobs
This is one of many
1,826,831 more open roles from verified company boards, updated every day.