Autonomy Positioning Manager

Caterpillar•Mossville, IL

4d•$159,120 - $238,680•Onsite

About The Position

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. As an Autonomy Positioning Manager, you will be responsible for fostering and guiding a team of direct contributors to deliver end-to-end autonomy positioning solutions to production. These engineers are responsible for supporting the Positioning, Localization and Navigation Systems for Autonomous and Automated Machines for Construction and Mining Technology Applications. Working with high Precision RTK GNSS, LiDAR, Inertial Sensing (IMU), and Vision based technologies. In this role, you will also collaborate with global, multi-disciplinary teams to develop and execute business initiatives as part of a larger Autonomy and Automation team.

Requirements

Communicating for Impact: Knowledge of concepts, tools and techniques for effective listening and communicating; ability to apply these theories to receive, transmit and accurately interpret information and ideas to influence others in various situations .
Managing People: Knowledge of processes involved in managing people; ability to lead successful teams and diligently address issues related to performance and conflicts at the workplace.
Collaborating Globally: Knowledge of effective collaboration techniques and ability to build networks with people from different countries and cultures, think and work with them to bring positive impact and flourishing business results.
Influencing Through Expertise: Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to use these to deepen own expertise and impact or challenge decisions within and outside own organization.
Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or PhD in an accredited Robotics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer engineering or Computer Science degree
Extensive experience leading technical engineering teams
Proven experience with Product Development Lifecycle projects; understanding constraints and how to meet strategic goals through leadership and execution.
Leadership experience of teams in the Autonomous or Robotics industry including technical domain knowledge and awareness of customer challenges in this industry.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of Construction/Mining Industry.

Responsibilities

Strategic owner for positioning system and software development, from conception to lifecycle management.
Managing the engineering staff and activities with an emphasis on organizational goals achievement, professional development and continuous improvement.
Empower & enable engineers to achieve enterprise objectives while also fostering & developing them to be successful toward their individual career aspirations
Monitoring and continuously improving product and process performance, quality and cost-effectiveness for all engineering activities and deliverables.
Providing leadership to create and maintain processes used to design and develop software, systems, and new technologies.
Outline the strategy/roadmap to achieve these goals, and lead its execution to completion by driving alignment across teams
Communicate roadmaps and priorities clearly to a variety of stakeholders across the entire company, including close collaboration with engineering managers, senior leadership, and other stakeholders.