Aftermarket NPI Team Leader – Electric Power
Caterpillar, Inc.
**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 EPD**
Caterpillar's Electric Power Division (EPD) offers integrated solutions, parts, and services to meet the needs of our various commercial and industrial electric power customers. EPD supports a wide range of customer applications across the globe, including providing back-up power to hospitals, providing emergency power when natural disasters strike, and supporting critical infrastructure for data centers, municipalities, and more. With a rich history of more than 95 years in the electric power business, our team has world-class expertise and a proven ability to adapt to changing demands. We’re committed to providing sustainable and reliable solutions to our customers. Join our team to help build a better, more sustainable world for future generations!
**Job Summary**
Join Caterpillar’s fastest‑growing division and help drive the next generation of Electric Power solutions. You’ll contribute to new product introductions, aftermarket growth initiatives, and service part lifecycle strategies supporting Large and Retail Electric Power Solutions. Working cross‑functionally, you’ll influence programs that support dealers, customers, and future product launches. This role offers strong exposure, collaboration, and room to grow as the business continues to expand.
**What You Will Do:**
+ Execute New Product Introduction (NPI) programs supporting Large Electric Power Solutions (LEPs) and Retail Electric Power Solutions (REPs) controls and systems initiatives.
+ Partner with product development teams to deliver program outputs for LEPs- and REPs‑led initiatives.
+ Collaborate with NPI teams to integrate Electric Power aftermarket growth and parts planning strategies into future product launches.
+ Own service part lifecycle management responsibilities for the CG product line.
+ Support inventory positioning and dealer stocking recommendations for CG products across North America, including upcoming Prime Gas site launches.
+ Partner with cross‑functional teams to support aftermarket growth initiatives driven by the Electric Power New Services Development process.
+ Contribute to projects related to service strategy, serviceability, service data, and total cost of ownership.
**Degree Requirement**
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Marketing, Business, Sales, or equivalent experience.
**What You Will Have:**
+ **Tactical and Strategic Planning:** Working 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.
+ Contributes to short-term operational plans.
+ Anticipates and adapts to plan changes.
+ Monitors progress of work against plan as required to meet objectives.
+ Reports variances and makes agreed-upon corrections.
+ Under guidance, develops tactical plan for own direct responsibility.
+ **Products and Services:** Working knowledge of major products and services and product and service groups; ability to apply knowledge of product and service appropriately to diverse situations.
+ Obtains information about product and service linkages with other products and services elsewhere in organization.
+ Researches the target market and how the product and services are sold and delivered.
+ Explains current status, delivery alternatives and announced updates to products and services.
+ Summarizes key features of major products or services in own unit.
+ Assesses own unit's product alternatives, costs, and pricing.
+ **Effective Communications:** Extensive experience and 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.
+ 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.
+ **Problem Solving:** Working knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
+ Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
+ Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
+ Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
+ Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
+ Uses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.
**What Will Put You Ahead**
+ Proven track record of managing complex projects
+ Proven experience with New Product Introduction within a similar product portfolio
+ Ability to effectively communicate across multiple teams
+ Proven success leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
+ A strategic mindset with hands-on execution capabilities in fast-paced, matrixed organizations.
**Additional Information**
+ This position requires the candidate to work a 5-day-a-week schedule in the Peoria, IL (Mossville – AC) or Lafayette, IN office.
+ Travel up to 15% is possible.
+ Relocation is available for this position.
+ Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.
This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job.
At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
**About Caterpillar**
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For over 100 years, we have been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
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**Summary Pay Range:**
$128,470.00 - $192,710.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, 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
**Posting Dates:**
January 22, 2026 - February 2, 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.
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