Embedded Software Engineer Specialist

Caterpillar•Mossville, IL

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar is seeking an experienced software architect to provide technical leadership and architectural direction for embedded software systems and platforms. The role translates customer, product, and system needs into scalable software architectures and guides design decisions so solutions are reliable, maintainable, testable, secure, and aligned with long-term product strategy. The position is based onsite in Mossville, Illinois, Monday through Friday, and may require up to 10% travel. Domestic relocation assistance and employment sponsorship are available.

Requirements

Knowledge of analytical techniques and tools, including the ability to identify root causes and develop alternative solutions.
Effective communication skills, including the ability to transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs.
Ability to work cooperatively toward shared goals and support colleagues at all levels.
Knowledge of relevant technologies and application methods, with the ability to provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Knowledge of software development tools and activities and the ability to produce software products or systems aligned with product requirements.
Knowledge of system and software testing and the ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies throughout the system life cycle.
Progressive professional experience in embedded software development, including responsibility for software design or architecture decisions.
Experience across the software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, implementation, integration, verification, release, and support.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience defining architecture for complex embedded or distributed software systems used across multiple products or programs.
Strong C/C++ experience and working knowledge of real-time operating systems, communications protocols, hardware/software interfaces, and resource-constrained systems.
Experience with architecture modeling, interface definition, requirements traceability, design documentation, and formal architecture or design reviews.
Experience applying functional safety, cybersecurity, diagnostics, reliability, and software quality principles to product development.
Experience with automated testing, continuous integration, software-in-the-loop or hardware-in-the-loop environments, and modern development toolchains.
Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority and build alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Experience mentoring engineers and raising technical capability across a software organization.
Familiarity with AI-assisted software development tools and their responsible use in engineering workflows.
Advanced degree from an accredited program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

Lead the definition and evolution of embedded software architectures across products, platforms, and reusable software components.
Translate customer, product, system, safety, cybersecurity, and performance requirements into software architecture and design specifications.
Define architectural principles, interfaces, design patterns, and technical standards to improve scalability, modularity, reuse, maintainability, and testability.
Evaluate architecture alternatives and document tradeoffs involving performance, reliability, schedule, lifecycle support, and implementation risk.
Facilitate architecture and design reviews, technical walkthroughs, and risk assessments, and drive decisions to closure with stakeholders.
Partner with systems, controls, hardware, validation, cybersecurity, product, and software teams to manage interfaces and resolve cross-domain technical issues.
Mentor engineers in software design, requirements analysis, system testing, troubleshooting, and sound engineering practices.
Contribute to technology roadmaps and identify opportunities for platform reuse, modernization, automation, and continuous improvement.