Control Systems Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Mining Machine Systems Integration team, you lead and coordinate an engineering team to design, develop, integrate, and test machine electronic control systems for use in Large Mining and Off-Highway Truck applications. Your contributions will include supporting updates and improvements for current production models as well as working on projects to develop and integrate the latest electronic architectures and autonomous related technologies onto Caterpillar Rigid Frame Trucks.

Requirements

Requirements Analysis: Ensures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage
Produces detailed functional and information requirements models and documentation
Trains others on requirements walkthroughs and quality review
Technical Excellence: Ensures the hardware and software requirements are met while structuring an embedded system
Manages embedded systems ranging from low to high complexity with multiple units and networks
Develops and manages machine control specifications based on product group requirements
Fundamental understanding of mobile machine operation, construction equipment and operations
Good mechanical aptitude as demonstrated with previous mechanical systems experience
A detailed knowledge of electrical/electronic systems on Caterpillar machines
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas
Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes
Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns
Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives
Effective Communications: Introduces technical terminology to listeners in the context of the product or services
Uses effective analogies to help an audience understand a novel feature of a product or service
Approaches communication challenges from various angles to find the one that works

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience in the development of complex electronic control systems
Detailed knowledge of electrical/electronic systems on Caterpillar machines
Experience with FMEA processes and a basic knowledge of electronic system failure modes
Ability to read and utilize a schematic to troubleshoot basic machine wiring issues.
Demonstrated leadership, planning and communication skills
Demonstrated customer focus, analysis, and troubleshooting skills
Demonstrated ability to identify needed actions across organizational boundaries and act to resolve issues with minimal oversight
Ability to communicate technical information effectively with a diverse group
Demonstrated project planning, oversight and status tracking and reporting skills

Responsibilities

Lead the creation of technical specifications and integration documentation for machine systems using electronic / electrical components, ECM’s and software
Work with the machine system and sub-system teams to resolve system design and integration issues during development and production
Report technical status to related Cat Electronics teams in gateway and stakeholder updates
Support and communicate status of software releases, including documentation required by field follow and/or customers for successfully updating software, wiring and components
Coordinate software development activities to process partners and product group and ensuring they are completed on schedule
Manage test plan development and system/software validation activities