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Senior System Engineer

Trimble Inc.•Dayton, OH
•$115,600 - $158,900

About The Position

The Senior System Engineer will work within Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies (CTCT), a joint venture between Trimble and Caterpillar that develops positioning, control, and automation products for earthmoving and paving machines in construction and mining. Based in Dayton, Ohio, this hands-on role is responsible for specifying, designing, and integrating future machine control systems for equipment such as excavators, bulldozers, and graders. The role applies electrical, software, and mechanical engineering knowledge to define system architecture and dependent systems. The engineer collaborates with marketing, multidisciplinary engineering teams, and machine OEMs to develop innovative, high-quality products. They help translate requirements into product strategy and technical direction, work effectively amid ambiguity, and may provide technical leadership through influence. Travel, including international travel, is less than 25%.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, or a related field.
  • 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.
  • Demonstrated application of 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 the ability to write technical specifications and present to customers and cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a global team.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience designing 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.
  • Ability to reconcile functional and regulatory product requirements and translate them into detailed engineering requirements.
  • Expertise in analog electronics and exposure to digital electronic circuit design and risk-mitigation strategies.
  • Experience developing and managing organizational standards and processes.
  • Proven experience working with inertial measurement units (IMUs), specifically accelerometers and gyroscopes.

Responsibilities

  • Create earthmoving and paving machine control system designs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on system architectures, product design, and verification.
  • Contribute to product safety concepts and architectures.
  • Assist in decomposing product system and safety requirements into subsystem requirements.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams on V-model execution.
  • 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.
  • Participate in product-safety assessments, including hazard and risk analyses, DFMEA, FMEDA, PFMEA, and common-cause failure analysis.
  • Lead resolution of complex technical problems and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians.
  • Collaborate with marketing, multidisciplinary engineering teams, and machine OEMs to develop products.
  • Travel, including internationally, as required; travel is less than 25%.

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Disability benefits
  • Time-off plans
  • Retirement plans
  • Tax savings plans for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses (offered by most businesses)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Bonus eligibility

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