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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.\nRole Summary\nCaterpillar is seeking an engineering leader to manage the team responsible for advancing Remote Flash, Caterpillar's capability for remotely delivering software updates to connected equipment.\nRemote Flash enables software updates to be delivered directly to Caterpillar products without requiring a technician to physically access the machine, helping reduce service effort, improve equipment uptime, and accelerate deployment of software improvements.\nThe Remote Flash Team Manager will lead an engineering team responsible for the architecture, development, integration, validation, and deployment of the next generation of remote software update capabilities. The role combines strong people leadership with software and systems engineering leadership across connected products, embedded systems, cloud/back-office services, and Caterpillar product programs.\nThe team is entering an important technology transition. The Remote Flash roadmap includes NexGen platforms, 5G integration, enhanced flashing of control ECMs, orchestration of multi-component updates, and continued support for legacy equipment.\nWhat You Will Do\nPeople and Engineering Leadership\nLead, coach, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team globally.\nEstablish clear technical objectives, ownership, priorities, and engineering expectations.\nBuild capability in embedded software, connected systems, cloud integration, systems engineering, DevSecOps, validation, and remote software update technologies.\nDevelop technical leaders and create career growth opportunities within the team.\nFoster an engineering culture focused on accountability, collaboration, technical excellence, quality, and continuous improvement.\nRemote Flash Engineering\nLead engineering delivery of Caterpillar's Remote Flash capabilities across connected products.\nDrive development of next-generation remote software update architecture, including NexGen & 5G Radio.\nThese capabilities are reflected in the current Remote Flash roadmap and architecture work. \nEnsure solutions account for Caterpillar's diverse equipment population, embedded controllers, communication technologies, machine architectures, and legacy products.\nGuide engineering decisions involving update orchestration, rollback and recovery, software compatibility, cybersecurity, diagnostics, telemetry, and deployment reliability.\nDrive system-level design and integration across on-machine software and enterprise/back-office systems.\nDelivery and Operational Excellence\nOwn execution of engineering roadmaps from requirements through development, integration, validation, release, and production support.\nEstablish measurable engineering and operational KPIs for quality, reliability, deployment success, cycle time, and customer impact.\nImprove engineering practices through automation, CI/CD, automated validation, modern source control, and effective use of engineering data.\nUse field performance and failure data to identify systemic issues and continuously improve Remote Flash reliability.\nCross-Functional Leadership\nPartner with product groups, embedded controls teams, connectivity teams, enterprise software teams, cybersecurity, digital product organizations, dealers, and external engineering partners.\nTranslate product and customer needs into scalable technical capabilities.\nLead technical trade-off and prioritization discussions involving architecture, cost, schedule, risk, and long-term maintainability.\nCommunicate technical strategy, delivery status, risks, and recommendations to engineering and business leadership.\nWhat You Have\nRequired\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.\nSignificant experience leading engineering or software development teams.\nExperience delivering complex distributed, embedded, connected-product, or cloud-integrated systems.\nDemonstrated ability to lead engineers through architecture, development, integration, validation, and production deployment.\nStrong technical problem-solving and systems-thinking skills.\nExperience working across organizations and influencing technical decisions without relying solely on direct authority.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nPreferred\nExperience with embedded Linux, embedded controllers/ECMs, telematics, connected products, or IoT systems.\nExperience with OTA or remote software update systems.\nExperience with update orchestration, A/B software deployment, bootloaders, rollback/recovery, software signing, or secure software distribution.\nExperience with cloud-connected vehicle, machine, industrial, or edge-computing architectures.\nExperience with Agile software development, Git/GitHub, CI/CD, automated testing, and DevSecOps.\nExperience leading globally distributed engineering teams.\nExperience with construction, mining, industrial, automotive, or other complex connected equipment.\nWhy This Role Matters\nSoftware is becoming an increasingly important part of Caterpillar products. The ability to safely update software remotely at scale reduces equipment downtime and support cost while allowing Caterpillar to deliver improvements more rapidly.\nThis manager will build and lead the engineering organization responsible for making remote software updates a reliable, scalable capability across current and future Caterpillar products.\nJob Location - Chennai\nRelocation - Domestic\n5 days work from office\nPosting Dates:\nNovember 12, 2026 - November 25, 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply\nNot ready to apply? 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