Embedded Software Senior Engineering Specialist
Caterpillar
- United States
- United States
À propos
Engineering
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
The individual hired for this position will lead an agile development team to design, develop, integrate, and test software features on embedded electronic controls for use in Caterpillar machine applications primarily on Underground equipment, Rotary Blasthole Drills and Hydraulic Mining Shovels. This role will be critical in leading the software development teams working to update these applications to the latest hardware and software architectures along with positioning for future technology updates.
What You Will Do:
Design, planning and coordination of all levels of software required to build production flash files
Machine software feature development for both Real-Time and Linux Operating Systems
Definition of detailed software specs
Organization of individual subsystem diagrams and software libraries for integration
Integration of software features taken from models and libraries to create software flash files
Integration of configuration and calibration data
Test plan development and software validation
Leading deployment of SIL, AutoSAR and Interface Standardization
Support and communication of software releases, including documentation required by field follow and/or customers for successfully updating software, wiring and components
Identification and resolution of software defects, and proper issue list submissions and management
Lead software design reviews
Drive software commonality and reuse between different machine applications where possible
Usage of AI tools to improve efficiency
What Skills You Will Have:
Analytical Thinking:
Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
Teamwork:
Works with large or multiple teams that span functions, issues, locations, and time zones.
Technical Excellence:
Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions.
Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs.
Producing Results:
Ensures time, resources, energy, and actions are focused on priorities that matter to the business.
Reliably meets all team commitments, quotas, and goals.
Communicates a strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done.
Makes effective use of resources not under own direct control.
Software Product Design/Architecture:
Facilitates design reviews and walkthroughs.
Analyzes benefits and drawbacks of specific software designs and architecture.
Requirements Analysis:
Plays an active or leading role in recording and storing requirement documents in various forms.
Trains others on requirements walkthroughs and quality reviews.
Technical Troubleshooting:
Plays a leadership role in resolving complex, multi-component failures.
Develops and demonstrates an extensive knowledge base and best practice on how to troubleshoot non-recurring and performance-related problems.
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
Extensive experience with C programming language and MATLAB
Extensive experience developing embedded software for electronically controlled mechanical systems
Experience with modeling tools such as Matlab/Simulink in an embedded software environment
Fundamental understanding of mobile machine operation, ideally construction equipment and operations
Basic knowledge of Linux operating systems
Experience with data link communications
Experience with FMEA processes and a basic knowledge of electronic system failure modes
Experience with embedded software development tools such as Git, debuggers, and compilers
Strong communication skills, good organizational and time management skills, and the ability to identify needed actions and act to resolve issues with minimal oversight
Advanced engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering
Ability to communicate technical information effectively with a diverse group
Additional Details:
This position requires the candidate to work full-time onsite at the Mossville, IL office.
Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
10% travel is required for this role
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Summary Pay Range:
$147,760.00 - $221,640.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
401(k) savings plans*
Health Savings Account (HSA)*
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
Health Lifestyle Programs*
Employee Assistance Program*
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
Career Development*
Incentive bonus*
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Adoption benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Relocation is available for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
June 25, 2026 - June 30, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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Compétences linguistiques
- English
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