Systems Engineer - Autonomy & Automation

Career Area:

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.

Caterpillar’s Autonomy and Automation Division is seeking a System Engineer for developing Productivity & Autonomy Site Solutions for Construction & Mining industries. The site solutions under the brand of Cat MineStar & VisionLink involve hardware and software components utilizing IoT technology overlaid on a wide variety of machine, operational and contextual data. Through MineStar & VisionLink provides customers ability to improve site productivity either through insights to take actions and / or operate autonomously.

In this role of Autonomy System Engineer incumbent will

• Define and maintain the integration of software systems that are hosted either onboard the machine and/or offboard the machine.
• Accountable for the end-to-end System Definition for the solutions that solves the business problem.
• Work across Caterpillar’s teams to leverage the existing capabilities to avoid duplicated systems.
• Help in troubleshooting problems through his/her system diagrams, support Failure Mode Effective Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis & Risk Analysis

Required Experience/ Skills

• Working experience on large solutions with multiple software systems
• Working experience and knowledge on Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Working experience on Systems Integration and / or Systems Integration Validation
• Technical Knowledge on Cloud Software Development
• Technical Knowledge on Communication/Networking Concepts & Protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, Sockets)
• Basic programming skills, knowledge on configuration management systems.

Desired Experience/ Skills

• Hands-on System Level Integration of automotive / construction/mining / industrial embedded control systems
• Hands on Experience in Networking concepts & protocols (TCP/ IP, UDP, sockets) and knowledge Vehicle Protocols Knowledge (CAN/J1939)
• Knowledge on Cybersecurity
• Experience in System Integration Validation
• Ability to identify, and track defects at a System Integration with excellent analytical skills and an eye for detail to debug/find root cause.
• Cloud Practitioners’ certification

Educational Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics & Communication, Electrical & Electronics curriculum
• Relevant work experience required: 6 to 10 years.

Relocation is available for this position.

Posting Dates:

March 6, 2024 - March 14, 2024

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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