Senior Design Engineer

Mining Technology Engineering Design Engineer

At Caterpillar, Inc. in Tucson, Arizona, United States

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Role Definition

Cat Technology's Autonomy and Automation division is currently seeking a Mining Technology Engineering Design Engineer for Caterpillar Mining Safety Systems primarily responsible for Collision Awareness/Avoidance Systems (CAS). As the design engineer, you will be responsible for deliverables in new product development, continuous product improvement, new technology development for the CAS technical team and manage a 3rd party developer.

The incumbent must have strong technical and analytical skills, good communication and project management skills, a broad technical knowledge base, and strong engineering judgement. The engineer must be able to build relationships and partnerships with product support, commercial, and strategy teams, process owners and customers to provide exceptional service.

Responsibilities

• Execute projects for current CAS platforms
• Develop new Control Level 8 Use Cases
• Test, Validate, Implement Control Level 9 CAS
• Manage and verify technical requirements, communicate to stakeholders, team members, and platform groups
• Participate in the processes of test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of robotics software
• Consult on the integration issues of robotic software with existing infrastructure components and products
• Lead design, implementation, testing and release of software for robotic devices
• Support Project leadership & Governance

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.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

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.

Product Design and Development: Knowledge of product features; ability to design, build, and develop a new product, technology, or service from concept through to production.

Top Candidates Will Have:

Proven new design execution, technical experience, and intellectual curiosity

Working knowledge with Collision Awareness/Avoidance Systems Technology

Knowledge of Minesite operations

Software and Systems Development knowledge

Additional Information

This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Tucson, AZ office.

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

This position may require up to 15% travel.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

Summary Pay Range: $110,520.00 – $165,840.00

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

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.