The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  Caterpillar is hiring a CTO in Newport News, VA.

• Role description

  Our Newport News, VA office is missing one thing, and it happens to be a c-level CTO fluent in Self-Motivation. The shape of it is simple — bring 17 years and Project Management, take home $221,000 - $429,000, and grow into whatever Caterpillar builds next.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Onboard, mentor, and guide newer team members when called upon
  • Partner sideways with teams who rarely sit in the same room
  • Move general decisions forward when consensus stalls
  • Follow safety protocols and best practices at all times
  • Trim Self-Motivation processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
  • Respond to internal and external requests in a timely, professional manner

  What You'll Bring

  • Hands-on general experience that holds up to follow-up questions
  • A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
  • A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume
  • An agile bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait

  Somewhere between a startup and an institution, Caterpillar has spent years perfecting Analytical Thinking for clients all over Newport News, VA. We protect Fridays for learning, so spend them chasing Goal Setting or Leadership, your call.

  The compensation here starts at $221,000 - $429,000, paired with unlimited PTO and a manager committed to your professional growth.

  Updated today, this CTO req has fresh dates and an open invitation.

  The next chapter of your career is one application away.

• Required skills

  • Mentoring
  • Leadership
  • Self-Motivation
  • Project Management
  • Goal Setting
  • Stress Management
  • Analytical Thinking

• Benefits & perks

  • Domestic partner benefits
  • Retiree medical benefits
  • Flexible working hours
  • Paid sick leave
  • Parental Leave
  • Free snacks and beverages
  • Competitive base salary
  • Global emergency assistance
  • Recreation Area
  • Maternity Leave
  • Telemedicine and virtual care access

• Apply before 2026-11-27

  Submit your application for this Contract general position.