Senior Autonomy Engineer

Caterpillar•Mossville, IL

58d•Onsite

About The Position

Our team is focused on evolving the state of the art and bringing emerging automation & autonomy technology into the harsh production environments found on typical mining and construction jobsites. As a Senior Autonomy Engineer, you’ll focus and collaborate with team members to develop new safety detect features for mining and construction machines that provide critical value to our customers. Every day you will work with your team to solve real world problems by selecting the right approach and bringing those solutions to production. We have a fabulous team that does some of the most exciting work at Caterpillar, and we can’t wait for you to join!!

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited institution.
Problem Solving: Working knowledge in automotive, machine, or industrial embedded network communication software development fields.
Capable of developing and executing a data acquisition plan for detect radar and camera sensors.
Ability to execute projects and optimize development strategies based on a large repository of data
Familiarization with core robotics principles
Software Development Life Cycle: Strong understanding of software engineering principles
Familiarity with Agile methodologies and iterative development practices
Ability to write clean, maintainable, and scalable code across the full stack
Skilled in debugging, testing, and deploying software in production environments
Programming : Skilled at programming in C++
Proficient in object-oriented design and software architecture
Knowledgeable in real-time systems and embedded programming
Comfortable working with version control tools like Git

Responsibilities

Lead systems development and testing across multiple engineering disciplines focusing on safety and performance.
Champion functional safety (FuSa) and safety of the intended functionality (SOTIF) new designs and the associated processes to achieve them.
Develop machine safety systems to all standards including documentation, design, coding, product quality, and validation
Support requirements generation and architecture decisions and tradeoffs
Collaborate with team members to execute on goals
Define and manage system requirements and architecture documentation.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware and software solutions.
Conduct system validation through lab and field testing.
Support camera and radar calibration, ISO compliance, and VR analysis.
Operate HIL benches and manage tasks using Azure DevOps.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.