Autonomy Engineering Specialist

Caterpillar•Tucson, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Responsible for project leadership, system definition, integration, and performance of the drive by wire layer with autonomous systems. Provide technical leadership and coordination across multiple cross-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver complex solutions for customers. Work with commercial team members to define market constraints and guide solutions to maximize customer value. Manage multi-generational product plans and work with strategists to define technology roadmaps that ensure future product development success.

Requirements

Requires a 4-year degree in an accredited Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science curriculum.
Requires knowledge of electronic system design, onboard real-time or pseudo real-time embedded control software architecture, telematics systems, hydraulics and/or machine control software development, and hands-on machine performance tuning and/or calibration.
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.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.
Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Systems Integration for Autonomous Machines
Experience and knowledge of construction and mining industries and operations.
Proven experience creating innovation solutions for standard problems – results driven.

Responsibilities

Leading design, implementation, and testing for complex electronic systems.
Oversee definition of functional requirement and non-functional system requirements.
Leading project execution and delivery of milestones across multiple engineering teams.
Communicating project scope, schedule, and cost to project stakeholders.
Applying new technologies and capabilities to innovatively solve design challenges.
Working with commercial teams, business partners, and engineering to understand product needs and define appropriate product solutions.
Defining multi-generational product plans to balance near-term execution and long-term product vision
Communicating product vision to a large and diverse organization with different skillsets, cultures, and geographic locations to align and motivate.