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Career Area:
EngineeringJob Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
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Job Description:
The Machine Subsystem team works on Embedded Control Systems for various Caterpillar Machines. This job involves designing, developing and testing of embedded system features for Caterpillar products. The embedded software senior engineer will utilize a variety of tools to support all steps of the software development process.
Job Duties:
• Gather product and system requirements to further specify and document control system requirements.
• Design and implement embedded software for new functions or the enhancement of existing ones. Core functions are implemented in MATLAB and Simulink.
• Test and debug embedded system software using a variety of methods and tools to demonstrate requirements, optimize system performance, and improve code quality.
• Collaborate with clients and partner teams to provide post-production support.
Qualifications:
• BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering
• 8 to 15 years’ experience in Embedded Software Development
Required Skills:
Experience in MATLAB, Simulink
Knowledge of Control Systems, MIL & SIL
Understanding of AUTOSAR architecture
Good Trouble Shooting/Debugging skills
Knowledge on Software Configuration Tools
Knowledge on Software testing and Tools (CANalayzer, CANape etc.,)
Ability to investigate, analyze data and identify root cause of customer issues
Good Communication and proven ability to work across software layers
Skill Descriptors:
Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
• Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.
• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.
• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
• Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Teamwork: Knowledge of the necessity and value of teamwork; experience with; ability to work cooperatively towards shared goals and being supportive of others at all levels.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Explains own role and responsibility within team.
• Actively participates in team meetings.
• Shares information, knowledge, and experiences openly and proactively.
• Describes team mission and objectives in the context of results to be achieved.
• Demonstrates open, friendly, accepting, and supportive behaviors with team members.
Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues.
• Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components.
• Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services.
• Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence.
• Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.
Producing Results: Understanding of the criticality of getting things done in spite of current circumstances and the ability to utilize assigned resources and leverage back-channel resources (individuals or teams) to achieve or exceed planned outcomes.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Finds or creates ways to measure performance against goals.
• Identifies and exploits own strengths; solicits support from others to minimize limitations.
• Strives for excellence in performance by surpassing established standards.
• Seeks out advice, help, and information when needed to accomplish responsibilities.
• Adjusts to new or changing assignments, processes, people, and priorities as business need dictates.
Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Conducts walkthroughs and monitors effectiveness and quality of the development activities.
• Elaborates on multiple-development toolkits for traditional and web-based software.
• Has participated in development of multiple or large software products.
• Contrasts advantages and drawbacks of different development languages and tools.
• Estimates and monitors development costs based on functional and technical requirements.
• Provides consulting on both selection and utilization of developers' workbench tools.
Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
Level Extensive Experience:
• Plays an active or leading role in recording and storing requirement documents in various forms.
• Ensures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage.
• Supervises the advanced use of requirements analysis tools and services, including prototyping and use cases.
• Produces detailed functional and information requirements models and documentation.
• Trains others on requirements walkthroughs and quality reviews.
• Utilizes automated diagramming tools to ensure traceability of requirements.
Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application or operation.
Level Working Knowledge:
• Discovers, analyzes, and resolves hardware, software or application problems.
• Works with vendor-specific diagnostic guides, tools and utilities.
• Handles calls related to product features, applications, and compatibility standards.
• Analyzes code, logs, and current systems as part of advanced troubleshooting.
• Records and reports specific technical problems, solving processes and tools that have been used.
Posting Dates:
May 13, 2026 - May 20, 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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