System Engineer with Electronics & Functional Safety Emphasis

Caterpillar•Dayton, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The System Engineer with Electronics & Functional Safety Emphasis directs and participates in the design and development of complex engineering projects related to machine development. The role helps ensure products provide superior customer value in features, performance, durability, and quality, while considering cost, manufacturing, velocity, and serviceability. The position is part of Cat Technology, which collaborates across Caterpillar to advance technologies such as autonomy, automation, innovation, research and development, manufacturing automation, and advanced materials. The role creates earthmoving and paving machine control system designs; supports system architectures, product design, and verification; and helps decompose system and safety requirements into subsystem requirements. It also supports electronics hardware selection and design, defines machine control networks and communication interfaces, and contributes to product safety concepts, architectures, lifecycle activities, and safety assessments. The engineer provides technical leadership, resolves complex technical problems, and mentors junior engineers and technicians. The position is onsite five days a week and is based in Mossville, Illinois, or Dayton, Ohio. Travel is up to 30% domestically and internationally. Domestic U.S. relocation assistance and visa sponsorship for eligible applicants are available.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering, mechatronics, or a related field.
Knowledge of methods, channels, and processes for obtaining, capturing, documenting, and organizing relevant information in an auditable and retrievable manner.
Knowledge of decision-making processes and tools, with the ability to analyze situations and reach productive decisions using informed judgment.
Ability to communicate effectively and accurately transmit, receive, and interpret ideas, information, and needs.
Knowledge of problem-solving approaches, tools, and techniques, and the ability to apply them to diverse situations.
Ability to reason conceptually and identify critical ideas and interdependencies among system elements that affect performance.
Knowledge of engineering processes, techniques, and methods in a manufacturing environment, including designing and implementing systems and processes that safely achieve objectives.
Knowledge of product design processes, approaches, tools, and techniques, including converting customer and market requirements into product designs.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years of experience working in embedded product development.
At least 3 years of experience developing functionally safe products.
Familiarity with system design, application-level problem solving, system architectures, CAN networks, and machine integration.
Electronics experience, including the ability to understand and develop system diagrams and schematics.
Experience designing and interfacing with vehicular communication and control systems.
Knowledge of electronic hardware and software product development processes and tools.
A proven record of applying functional safety principles and practices to product development.
Experience contributing to product risk assessments, FMEAs, and FMEDAs.
Technical leadership skills, including using influence and experience to achieve goals.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including writing technical specifications and presenting to customers and cross-functional stakeholders.
Ability to work independently and as part of a global team.
Experience working with machine control systems.
Familiarity with the functions and use of construction or agriculture machinery.
Deep understanding of industry standards such as ISO 19014, ISO 13849, IEC 61508, and ISO 26262.
Experience developing and managing organizational standards and processes.
Ability to reconcile functional and regulatory product requirements and translate them into detailed engineering requirements.

Responsibilities

Create earthmoving and paving machine control system designs.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create and apply system architectures, product designs, and verification approaches.
Assist in decomposing product system and safety requirements into subsystem requirements.
Support electronics hardware component selection and design to ensure system needs are met.
Define machine control networks, including layout, system usage, security, and messaging.
Define communication interfaces, including electrical implementation, bus-loading analyses, and messaging protocols.
Coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams on product safety lifecycle activities and V-model execution.
Contribute to product safety concepts and architectures.
Participate in product safety assessments, including hazard and risk analyses, DFMEA, FMEDA, PFMEA, and common cause failure analysis.
Assume a leadership role in resolving complex technical problems.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians.