CAREER AREA:

Engineering

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Your Work Shapes the World

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters, at Caterpillar. With a 95-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you join a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure.  Without a dedicated workforce, Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us!

Are you a hands-on engineer who thrives for more opportunities to get out of the office and on machines to operate, learn, test, and ultimately impact the quality that goes out to customers?   If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join Earthmoving Division’s Machine Controls Validation team as a Machine Controls Engineer.  In this exciting role you will work with the latest technologies and ensure they are validated to Caterpillar's high-quality standards at the Caterpillar Peoria Proving Ground.

In this role you can expect to:

• Perform software validation by operating heavy equipment (and we’ll teach you how)

• Validate the latest technology (remote control, battery electric, and autonomy)

• Collaborate with internal development teams to understand New Product Introduction (NPI) program content, develop validation plans, and report back issues as identified

• Develop new validation processes and tools to improve team velocity and quality

• Troubleshoot software and electrical issues on machines

To be successful in this role, you must bring (Basic Qualifications) :

• A bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering or Computer Science curriculum.

• Strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills

• Emphasis on initiative and self-starting tasks

• Safety-first mindset

Top candidates will also bring at least one of the following abilities and skills:

• At least 2 years of controls development or validation experience

• Experience with software validation tools (Azure DevOps, ALM / Quality Center)

• Experience working with the following technologies

  • J1939 CAN and XCP communication protocols

  • Automotive Ethernet / BroadR-Reach

• Experience with datalink tools

  • Vector CANape & CANalyzer

  • Intrepid Control Systems Vehicle Spy

• Experience with battery electric vehicles and charging systems

• Experience with remote control or autonomous vehicle development / validation

• Experience with Linux operating systems

• Wired and wireless network configuration

• Troubleshooting mechanical, electrical, or software issues

Travel requirements will be less than 10%

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just a salary,  because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of a yearly bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).

Final details

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Relocation assistance is available for this position.

ISE assignment is not available for this position

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.  As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers .

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Relocation is available for this position.

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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