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 are joining 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.

Description

As an L5 Integrated Control System Team Lead, you will lead cross functional teams to define, design, develop and support integrated control systems that provide market leading customer value for Caterpillar machines.  Integration of multiple complex systems will optimize efficiency, create power system controls and operator assist features to enhance operator productivity and protect the machine resulting in increased customer value. These integrated control systems are being leveraged across multiple machine product lines. A key skill for this position is the ability to understand complex systems and their interactions. You will contribute to the planning and delivery of projects, continually learn and stay abreast of innovative technologies and broaden your professional network. 

Job Duties

Providing program leadership for the design & development of integrated power systems for Caterpillar machine products that deliver improved Owning cost and Operating experience.

Applying Caterpillar’s New Production Introduction (NPI) and New Technology Introduction (NTI) Processes to develop integrated control systems that meet or exceed machine product requirements.

Working with machine and component groups to define system requirements and specifications that meet the machine requirements and drive system commonality across product lines.

Coordinate and maintain machine performance analysis appropriate for NPI programs and NTI investigations.

Develop and maintain MGPP for L5 powertrain system and controls for the product line.

Working with machine and engine electronics groups to design, integrate, and test L5 software features.

Determining and directing appropriate validation including simulation, software testing, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), Software in the Loop (SIL), lab, machine testbed, prototype and pilot machines.

Control systems development for L5 Powertrain Controls, L5 powertrain integration and operator assist features.

Performance evaluation including testing on-machine, HIL (hardware in the loop), and/or simulation

Utilize available data and analysis tools to develop deep understanding of machine usage and customer applications and variation.

Analysis of machine data from PPG, TPG, and customer sites to ensure proper function and validation of new content

Communicate with customers, process partners, and team members

Communicating goals, direction, and budget needs to key stakeholders. 

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering or Computer Science curriculum

5 years of control software development or validation experience

2 years of team lead experience

Top Candidates will also have

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Ag Engineering with focus on control systems or mechatronics

Master’s degree in an accredited Engineering curriculum

Experience in systems development

Understanding of machine controls

Ability to work with a high paced team

Excellent communication skills

Emphasis on initiative and self-starting tasks

Knowledge of NPI development processes

Machine application knowledge

Additional Information

The location for this position is Mossville, IL

Domestic relocation assistance available for this position.

This position may require up to 10% travel

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 benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

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

Final details

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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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