Senior Autonomy Engineering Specialist

Join Caterpillar Inc. as an Engineering Leader

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. Responsible for project leadership, system definition, integration, and performance of the drive by wire layer with autonomous systems. Provide technical leadership and coordination across multiple cross-disciplinary engineering teams to deliver complex solutions for customers. Work with commercial team members to define market constraints and guide solutions to maximize customer value. Manage multi-generational product plans and work with strategists to define technology roadmaps that ensure future product development success.

Leading design, implementation, and testing for complex electronic systems. Oversee definition of functional requirement and non-functional system requirements. Leading project execution and delivery of milestones across multiple engineering teams. Communicating project scope, schedule, and cost to project stakeholders. Applying new technologies and capabilities to innovatively solve design challenges. Working with commercial teams, business partners, and engineering to understand product needs and define appropriate product solutions. Defining multi-generational product plans to balance near-term execution and long-term product vision. Communicating product vision to a large and diverse organization with different skillsets, cultures, and geographic locations to align and motivate. Requires a 4-year degree in an accredited Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science curriculum. Requires knowledge of electronic system design, onboard real-time or pseudo real-time embedded control software architecture, telematics systems, hydraulics and/or machine control software development, and hands-on machine performance tuning and/or calibration.

Communicating complex concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience. Managing multiple priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation. Technical excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. Strategic thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization. Software product design/architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.

Consideration for top candidates: Experience with systems integration for autonomous machines. Experience and knowledge of construction and mining industries and operations. Proven experience creating innovation solutions for standard problems – results driven.

This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Tucson Mining Center office in Tucson, AZ. Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position. Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position. This position will require travel up to 25% that will occasionally include international travel.

Summary pay range: $144,960.00 - $235,440.00. 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