Senior Connectivity Systems Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Irving, TX

2d•$112,710 - $169,060•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Connectivity Systems Engineer provides end-to-end technical leadership for developing, integrating, validating, and delivering machine connectivity capabilities. The role translates product and business needs into system requirements, technical solutions, interfaces, and implementation plans, coordinating execution across embedded software, hardware, cloud, cybersecurity, machine application, systems engineering, and validation teams. The engineer serves as the technical owner for assigned connectivity features and initiatives, leading them from concept and requirements through design, integration, validation, and production readiness. The position identifies dependencies, risks, and trade-offs early, resolves complex technical issues, and promotes scalable, reusable solutions across Product Link and machine platforms. It also serves as a technical interface between global system engineering and validation teams and Machine and P&E clients. A further focus is applying AI to software development, validation, test automation, troubleshooting, and engineering workflows to improve productivity, quality, and execution speed. The position is based onsite at Caterpillar’s Irving, Texas office, five days per week, and requires up to 40% travel. Domestic relocation assistance is available. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Computer, or Systems).
Five or more years of functional work experience.
Experience with vehicle or machine connectivity, telematics, embedded systems, CAN/J1939, Ethernet, cellular, Wi-Fi, satellite, or related technologies.
Experience with connectivity integration, telematics, machine systems, or connected products.
Experience partnering with Product Management, Engineering, and Platform teams to deliver complex technical solutions.
Demonstrated experience leading features or systems from requirements through integration, validation, and release.
Strong product support and operational experience, including troubleshooting and root-cause analysis of complex system-level issues.
Ability to collaborate across embedded software, hardware, cloud, cybersecurity, and product teams to deliver customer solutions.
Experience translating customer or business needs into technical requirements.
Teamwork skills and ability to work cooperatively toward shared goals and support colleagues at all levels.
Knowledge of technology and its application, with ability to develop solutions to significant technical challenges.
Knowledge of requirements analysis tools, methods, and techniques, including eliciting, analyzing, and recording business and non-functional requirements.
Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques, with ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve issues across hardware, software, applications, and operations.
Ability to work onsite five days per week at the Irving, Texas office and travel up to 40%.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Azure DevOps Epics, Features, and User Stories.
Practical experience applying Generative AI, Microsoft Copilot, AI agents, or AI-assisted development and testing tools to engineering workflows.
Experience with connectivity and telematics tools and technologies such as Azure DevOps, Datalink Protocols, Onboard Subscription hierarchy, Helios, DSP, VisionLink, and Snowflake.
Experience with next-generation technologies such as 5G and A7.

Responsibilities

Coordinate software-content development and delivery between global systems engineering teams and Machine/P&E clients.
Act as the technical bridge across geographically distributed teams, Machine clients, P&E clients, systems engineering, and validation teams.
Lead system-level and end-to-end validation of connectivity software and features.
Ensure requirements have appropriate validation coverage and objective acceptance criteria.
Drive defect management, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and closure.
Lead end-to-end development, integration, validation, and delivery of machine connectivity features and capabilities.
Translate product and business needs into system requirements, technical designs, interfaces, and implementation plans.
Coordinate system integration across embedded software, hardware, cloud, cybersecurity, and machine application teams.
Troubleshoot complex system-level issues, conduct root-cause analysis, and drive technical issues to resolution.
Identify cross-system dependencies, technical risks, and design trade-offs early in development.
Apply AI to requirements analysis, test-case generation, test automation, defect triage, log analysis, troubleshooting, documentation, and knowledge management.
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and build working relationships across engineering teams and stakeholders.
Use connectivity and telematics tools and technologies, including Azure DevOps, Datalink Protocols, Onboard Subscription hierarchy, Helios, DSP, VisionLink, and Snowflake.
Align cross-functional teams on execution expectations, including scope, timelines, priorities, and ownership.
Serve as the primary technical interface between onboard teams, connectivity platforms, and product stakeholders.
Drive decision-making and resolution across system and organizational boundaries, influencing stakeholders without direct reporting authority.
Partner with the aftermarket team to support long-term system evolution and obsolescence management.
Provide technical leadership for connectivity and telematics features through development, validation, and release; drive validation planning and execution for firmware and connectivity releases and ensure release readiness and quality standards.
Drive or support connectivity initiatives related to Tech Platform 1.0 and advance adoption of next-generation technologies, including 5G and A7.
Gather customer connectivity feature requests, evaluate and prioritize demand, and refine requests by identifying the requester, business need, funding status, business case, requirements, acceptance criteria, timelines, dependencies, and priority.
Translate business and customer requirements into Azure DevOps Epics, Features, and User Stories; take feature requests through intake and support prioritization and technical review.
Lead complex investigations and coordinate cross-team resolution of field, validation, firmware, and system integration issues.
Provide technical guidance and support for high-impact issues spanning multiple systems and teams.