Lead Our Hardware Revolution as Hardware & Installation Solutions Engineering Manager!
Ready to shape the future of heavy equipment automation? As our next Engineering Manager, you will lead a world-class team creating the physical electronic backbone, mounting systems, and wiring solutions that power industry-leading grade control systems, transforming how the world builds and moves with safety and unmatched efficiency.
Trimble is a global technology company that connects the physical and digital worlds, transforming the ways work gets done. With relentless innovation in precise positioning, modeling and data analytics, Trimble enables essential industries including construction, geospatial and transportation. Whether it's helping customers build and maintain infrastructure, design and construct buildings, optimize global supply chains or map the world, Trimble is at the forefront, driving productivity and progress.
The Trimble Field Systems segment provides solutions to increase precision and productivity in construction tasks by empowering stakeholders to collect accurate information and manage conditions with cutting-edge technology.
About Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies (CTCT)
The CTCT division (a joint venture between Trimble and Caterpillar) develops positioning, control, and automation products for earthmoving and paving machines in the construction and mining industries, using technologies such as GNSS, optical total stations, lasers, and sonics. The products are used in a range of applications where the operator of the machine benefits from having accurate horizontal and vertical guidance. For more information on currently developed products, see http://construction.trimble.com/earthworks.
What Makes This Role Great: In this role, you will be the driving force behind the physical integration of cutting-edge technology into heavy machinery, serving as a leader of leaders. You will have the unique opportunity to bridge hardware, firmware, and mechanical design into a cohesive total system solution, directly impacting global construction productivity and seeing your team's innovations operational on massive real-world job sites.
Key Exciting Responsibilities:
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Lead and empower high-performing engineering teams specializing in electronic component development, mounting systems, and kitting solutions.
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Influence and evolve product development strategies by collaborating closely with cross-functional leadership and global supply chain partners.
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Guide product lifecycle roadmaps from concept to launch, balancing in-house innovation with strategic third-party integrations.
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Champion product excellence by implementing Design for Excellence (DFX) and Continuous Product Improvement (CPI) best practices.
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Spearhead strategic supplier relationships and new technology adoption to continuously elevate product quality, environmental compliance, and cybersecurity.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing engineering teams or leaders within an engineering environment.
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Strong background in hardware engineering, electronic component development, or vehicle systems integration (such as cabling, harnessing, or mounting solutions).
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Demonstrated experience managing engineering operating budgets, resource allocation, and product lifecycle roadmaps.
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Deep understanding of product quality methodologies, such as Design for Excellence (DFX) or continuous improvement frameworks.
Bonus Points For:
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Experience working within a joint venture or collaborating with large global enterprise partners like Caterpillar and Trimble.
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Strong technical knowledge of heavy equipment machinery, grade control technologies, or digital construction solutions.
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Familiarity with global regulatory, environmental, and hardware cybersecurity compliance standards.
Logistics:
Location: Dayton, Ohio - Onsite
Travel Requirement: 10-15%
Why You'll Love Working With Us
At Trimble, we're not just a company that "does good"—we are a team dedicated to making a tangible, positive Real-World Impact. We build innovative solutions designed to solve the world's most critical challenges. From construction sites to transportation hubs, our work tangibly improves how people live, build, move, and grow.
- You'll work on projects that truly matter: Our purpose-driven culture means you'll be helping to build and deliver solutions that make work faster, safer, and more sustainable for millions of people worldwide. Our impact is tangible, from connected machines that save fuel to data-driven insights that reduce waste.
- Collaborate with like-minded people: Our strong internal culture is a "hidden gem." You will work with a collaborative, supportive team that shares your purpose and fosters a genuine sense of belonging. We're a company of "visionary pragmatists" who think boldly and build things that work.
- Be an owner: Trimble thrives on individuals who take initiative and embrace ownership. You'll find an entrepreneurial spirit where success is often "self-authored," empowering proactive "doers."
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Compensation: Trimble provides the following compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. This compensation range is based on a full time schedule. Trimble reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.
Hiring Range
$160,900.00–$221,300.00
Pay Rate Type
Salary
Bonus Eligible?
Yes
Commission Eligible?
No
Benefits: Trimble offers comprehensive core benefits that include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Time off plans and retirement plans. Most of our businesses also offer tax savings plans for health, dependent care and commuter expenses as well as Paid Parental Leave and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. If this position is identified above as commission- or bonus-eligible, the terms of the commission plan or discretionary bonus plan for which you are eligible will be provided following the employee start date.
How to Apply: Please submit an online application for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply Now’ button located in this posting.
Application Deadline: Trimble accepts applications on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
At Trimble, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Guided by our core values—Belong, Innovate, and Grow—we embrace and celebrate differences, knowing they make us stronger and more innovative. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming individuals of all backgrounds and advancing opportunities while embracing race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or any other protected and diverse characteristic. We are committed to offering our candidates and employees with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs the ability to seek reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law and/or where it would not constitute undue hardship for Trimble. For more, please see Trimble's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics at https://investor.trimble.com, under “Corporate Governance.”
Our mission to transform the way the world works starts with transforming how we work together. By actively listening, asking questions, and taking intentional actions, we cultivate a culture that provides equitable opportunities for everyone to contribute and grow.
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