Dr. Pilotte is Associate Professor of Engineering Practice in Engineering Education at Purdue. She provides foundational instruction regarding project management and consulting skills as part of the Active Learning Projects in Purdue's EMBA Programs at the Krannert School of Management.

She has worked for more than 20 years in automotive, aerospace, airline, and commercial products industries, having held a variety of industrial leadership roles including manufacturing plant management, design-engineering management for new product and process development, and leadership of interdisciplinary integration teams for strategic mergers and acquisitions. She also has worked in the academic setting as managing director of the Dauch Center for Management of Manufacturing Enterprise and the Global Supply Chain Management Initiative for Krannert School of Management at Purdue.

Dr. Pilotte's research interests include industrial knowledge sharing and transfer, and the exploration of engineering work culture including generations-based engineering practices and norms.