Senior Validation Engineer - Autonomy Scalability

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

9d•$112,710 - $183,140•Onsite

About The Position

This Senior Validation Engineer will develop, integrate, and validate complex autonomy systems that support Caterpillar's Command for Hauling autonomous mining truck program. In this role, you will execute System Integration & Validation (SI&V) activities within Caterpillar's virtual mine environment, helping ensure autonomous system performance, safety, reliability, and productivity. Working closely with software, systems, and testing teams, you will troubleshoot complex technical issues, analyze system performance, and contribute to the delivery of industry-leading autonomous mining solutions.

Requirements

Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application or operation.
Knowledge of software product testing; ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure software product quality and adherence to stated requirements.
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 the organization's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply industry knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.

Nice To Haves

Experience with autonomous vehicle, robotics, or mining automation systems, including system integration and validation activities.
Strong understanding of autonomy technologies such as path planning, perception, positioning, and machine control systems.
Experience working in Linux environments and supporting software-in-the-loop (SIL) or simulation-based testing.
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex software and system-level issues using data analysis and root cause investigation techniques.
Experience developing, integrating, or validating software for safety-critical systems in real-world or virtual test environments.
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across software, systems, and test engineering teams in a global organization.
Experience in construction/mining industry preferred

Responsibilities

Execute system integration and validation activities for autonomous mining truck systems within Caterpillar's Command for Hauling program.
Perform testing in Caterpillar's scalability lab and Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) environments to validate system functionality, safety, and performance requirements.
Develop, integrate, troubleshoot, and evaluate autonomy software systems supporting machine perception, positioning, path planning, and control capabilities.
Analyze test, simulation, and field data to identify root causes, resolve complex technical issues, and improve overall autonomous system performance.
Collaborate with software, systems, and validation engineering teams to translate requirements into testable solutions and communicate technical results across global organizations.