Control Systems Engineering Specialist

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

4d•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. The Control Systems Engineering Specialist is responsible for the design, integration, validation, and deployment of remote services on vehicles or machines. This role ensures seamless integration of hardware, software, communications, and cloud-based services to enable features such as remote monitoring, diagnostics, software updates, data analytics, and fleet management. The engineer works cross-functionally with mechanical, electrical, software, cybersecurity, and service teams to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable remote service solutions throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Knowledge of effective advisory methods and ability to provide valued information and advice to clients regarding products, technologies, services and solutions for a specific technological domain.
Knowledge of thinking and reasoning at a conceptual level; ability to identify critical ideas and interdependence among system elements that impact performance.
Knowledge of embedded systems and their applications; ability to develop embedded systems with varying levels of complexity to control the operations of the machine it is embedded within.
Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
Knowledge of methodologies, tools and techniques of product development; ability to design, build and manage manufacturing of new products.

Nice To Haves

Typically, 5–10 years of embedded control systems development experience
Demonstrated hands-on experience with electrical and electronic control systems
Experience developing machine control requirements and system specifications
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information to diverse audiences
Mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of Caterpillar machine electrical and electronic systems
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink modeling in embedded software environments
Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation and validation processes
Familiarity with software configuration management tools such as Git or ClearCase
Experience developing embedded real-time systems for off-highway, industrial, or mobile applications

Responsibilities

Documenting architecture specifications, software design description, verification plans, test cases, operating procedures, and safety procedures.
Utilizing appropriate tools to debug, test and maintain software and hardware systems; completing the verification and validation process.
Participating in design and development of application software and algorithms for emerging platforms.
Applying engineering judgment to evaluate design tradeoffs, integration risks, and verification approaches.
Working independently on moderately complex system integration problems within established product architectures.
Providing technical guidance to less experienced engineers without formal leadership responsibility.