Control Systems Senior Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

1d•$112,710 - $169,060•Onsite

About The Position

As a Control Systems Senior Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to develop electronic systems and software for Caterpillar’s Track-Type Tractors. The individual hired for this position will work as part of an engineering team to design, develop, integrate, and test software features on embedded electronic controls for use in Track-Type Tractor machine applications.

Requirements

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 functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
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.
Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application or operation.

Nice To Haves

Typically, a candidate will have 4 years of embedded systems experience
Experience with electronically controlled mechanical systems
Electrical components / systems experience. Read schematic and troubleshoot basic machine wiring issues.
Data link communication knowledge
Experience developing embedded real-time software or systems for mobile, earthmoving, agricultural, industrial, or off-highway applications

Responsibilities

Creation of detailed software specs from high level customer requirements
Electronics and software support for prove design machine builds and testing
Test plan development and software validation
Support and communication of software releases, including documentation required by field follow and/or customers for successfully updating software, wiring and components
Identification and resolution of software defects, and proper issue list submissions and management