Engineering Manager (Peoria, IL) | 09/29/26

Job Description Position Title:

Engineering Manager

Job Location:

Peoria, IL (Onsite)

Remote/Onsite:

Onsite

Benefits:

Medical,Dental,Vision, 4O1Kplan, PTO

Job Type:

Full time/ Contract

Duration:

Long term Project

No.

of positions:

01

Hiring Timeline:

2,3 weeks

Job Description Leadership & People Management:

Lead, mentor, and develop a team of manufacturing, mechanical, and product engineering professionals.

Manage employee performance, career development, staffing plans, and resource allocation.

Foster a culture of accountability, customer focus, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Ensure team members are positioned for success through coaching, training, and leadership development.

Support recruiting, onboarding, and retention of high-performing engineering talent.

Customer Relationship Management

Serve as a primary leadership interface for Caterpillar engineering and manufacturing stakeholders.

Build and maintain strong relationships with customer leadership teams across multiple business units.

Act as a trusted advisor capable of understanding customer challenges and aligning engineering solutions to business needs.

Lead customer reviews, operational discussions, issue resolution, and strategic planning sessions.

Business Growth & Account Expansion:

Identify, qualify, and pursue opportunities for expanded engineering services within Caterpillar.

Partner with sales, account management, and delivery teams to develop growth strategies.

Drive organic account expansion across manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, product engineering, supply chain, quality, and related engineering services.

Support proposal development, SOW creation, pricing strategies, and customer presentations.

Develop and maintain a healthy pipeline of opportunities within assigned business areas. Delivery & Operational Excellence Ensure successful execution of engineering projects while maintaining quality, schedule, and budget objectives.

Monitor project performance and proactively address delivery risks.

Drive utilization, productivity, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence metrics.

Coordinate resources across onsite and global delivery teams.

Support continuous improvement initiatives and best practice deployment.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related technical discipline.

Experience in manufacturing, mechanical, or product engineering environments.

Experience leading engineering teams and managing technical personnel.

Proven customer-facing leadership experience within an engineering services organization.

Demonstrated success growing engineering services business within existing customer accounts.

Direct experience supporting or working with Caterpillar is required.

Strong understanding of manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, product development, industrial operations, and engineering service delivery models.

Experience leading teams supporting large industrial or heavy equipment manufacturers.

Excellent communication, presentation, and executive relationship management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working within engineering services organizations supporting OEMs or industrial manufacturing clients.

Familiarity with Caterpillar engineering and manufacturing processes, systems, and organizational structure.

Experience managing onsite and offshore/global delivery teams.

Program management, operational leadership, or P&L management experience.

Knowledge of product development, manufacturing operations, quality engineering, supply chain engineering, and digital manufacturing initiatives.

Education & Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's "

Disclaimer:

E-Solutions Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. We especially invite women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply. EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability. Engineering Manager1manufacturing engineering, Business Development, Mechanical Engineering, CUSTOMER

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MANAGEMENT, Engineering Management, Account Growth / Account Management, Engineering Services, Caterpillar Experience (Required) Full TimeUnited States