Autonomy Engineering Specialist

Caterpillar•Clayton, IL

11d•$128,470 - $208,770•Onsite

About The Position

As an Autonomy Engineering Specialist, your responsibilities in software development will be focused on developing advanced technologies, semi-autonomous, and autonomous solutions for heavy equipment. You’ll provide leadership to prototype and bring to production solutions applying and integrating positioning, planning, perception, and controls for heavy equipment applications. Every day you will work with your team to solve real world problems by selecting the right approach, developing quick prototypes & bringing them to production. You will lead various aspects of the development process including design, documentation, coding, product quality, and validation. To excel in this role, you must be able to write and test high quality production code and enjoy solving challenging problems.

Requirements

Software Product Design/Architecture: Demonstrates experience with the architecture and design of major or multiple products. Describes major software architecture alternatives and considerations. Displays experience in estimating the time to develop a specific design of a proposed product. Facilitates design reviews and walkthroughs. Analyzes benefits and drawbacks of specific software designs and architecture.
Software Development Life Cycle: Identifies common issues, problems, and considerations for each phase of the life cycle. Interprets product development plans and functional documentation.
Programming: Excellency in C++ Interprets application system designs and program specifications. Strong engineering practices, debugging/profiling skills. Experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery tools such as GitLab, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins) Applies structured programming techniques to structured environments.
Technical Troubleshooting: Discovers, analyzes, and resolves software or application problems in simulation, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and on the machine. Analyzes code, logs, and current systems as part of advanced troubleshooting. Records and reports specific technical problems, solving processes and tools that have been used.
Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience. Perceives lack of audience comprehension; further simplifies explanation when needed.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or PhD in an accredited Robotics, Electrical or Computer engineering or Computer Science degree
Proven experience in Robotics/Autonomous/Operator Assist solution experience illustrating deep technical domain expertise
Knowledge of robotics and frameworks such as Robot Operating System (ROS)
Knowledge of one or more areas of planning, positioning, and/or perception along with related sensing devices.
Experience in Mining or Construction preferred
Experience with embedded systems, Real-Time Controllers, or edge computing
Knowledge of telematics based messaging and machine protocols just as network and CAN.
Ability to survey literature for ideas and convert research papers into production implementation

Responsibilities

Lead and develop production quality C++ software including design, documentation, coding, product quality, and validation
Lead requirements generation and architecture design considerations for advanced technologies, semi-autonomous, and autonomous solutions
Support functional safety software design and validation process
Mentor team members to execute on goals