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About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Industry: Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing
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The Technical Product Manager (Safety & Compliance) joins the Technology, Digital and Data team to define and execute the product strategy for autonomous, semi-autonomous, and remote-controlled construction machines. This role owns the safety and compliance portfolio, translating regulatory standards and operational risks into prioritized product capabilities and measurable acceptance criteria. You will build and maintain the product roadmap, manage the safety backlog, and lead cross-functional hazard identification and risk-management activities. Key responsibilities include driving end-to-end traceability from hazards to software and hardware implementation, defining safety readiness gates, and supporting certification activities. Required expertise includes functional safety concepts, autonomy and remote-control safety principles, and systems thinking. You will utilize knowledge of standards like ISO 17757 and ISO 19014 to ensure machines operate safely within complex physical and digital environments.
What does a Technical Product Manager earn?
Median $189825 from 48 postings across 19 companies.
Own and prioritize the Safety & Regulatory Compliance product backlog based on business value, hazard severity, and regulatory obligations.
Define the safety and compliance product roadmap for autonomous and remote-controlled construction machines from concept to production.
Translate industry standards and corporate policies into functional requirements, acceptance criteria, and release criteria.
Lead cross-functional hazard identification and risk-management activities, including system hazard analyses and operational risk assessments.
Drive end-to-end traceability from regulatory obligations through architecture design, software implementation, and verification evidence.
Define safety readiness gates and go/no-go criteria for product demonstrations, pilots, and production deployments.
Build and maintain the product safety case and compliance evidence strategy to support audits and certification activities.
Establish and monitor safety KPIs, including mitigation closure, verification coverage, and audit findings.
What we're looking for
This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Irving, TX office.
Knowledge of safety principles for autonomous, semi-autonomous, and remote-controlled mobile machinery is required.
Working knowledge of functional-safety concepts, hazard analysis, risk assessment, and safety-case development for complex systems is required.
Ability to identify applicable regulations and standards and translate them into a product compliance strategy is required.
Ability to decompose product-level safety outcomes into system requirements and maintain bidirectional traceability is required.
Ability to facilitate structured hazard identification, assess risk, and prioritize mitigation throughout the product lifecycle is required.
Ability to build and prioritize roadmaps, manage dependencies, and balance product value with technical feasibility and safety is required.
4+ years of experience in technical product management, autonomy, functional safety, systems engineering, or related technical leadership roles (preferred).
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