Control Systems Senior Engineer

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

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.

Job Description:

The Machine Subsystem team works on Embedded Control Systems for various Caterpillar Machines. This job involves designing, developing and testing control system features for Caterpillar products. The control systems 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 control system for new functions or the enhancement of existing ones. Core functions are implemented in MATLAB and Simulink.
• Test and debug control 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 Control System 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.
  
  

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.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Uses subtle cues to determine the language and experience level of an individual or group.
• Introduces technical terminology to listeners in the context of the product or service.
• Uses effective analogies to help an audience understand a novel feature of a product or service.
• Explains important details as they relate to the basic value of the product or service.
• Approaches communication challenges from various angles to find the one that works.
• Proceeds to next level of information when audience is ready.
  
  

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

Level Extensive Experience:

• Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort.
• Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
• Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate.
• Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes.
• Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies.
• Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems.
  
  

Embedded Systems: Knowledge of embedded systems and their applications; ability to develop embedded systems with varying levels of complexity to control the operations of the machine it is embedded within.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Describes the basic structure and functioning of an embedded system.
• Explains the commonly found errors in an embedded system.
• Identifies the application and difference between microprocessor and microcontroller.
• Researches and documents upgrades for existing embedded systems.
• Understands and works with embedded programming languages.
  
  

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 Working Knowledge:

• Follows policies, practices and standards for determining functional and informational requirements.
• Confirms deliverables associated with requirements analysis.
• Communicates with customers and users to elicit and gather client requirements.
• Participates in the preparation of detailed documentation and requirements.
• Utilizes specific organizational methods, tools and techniques for requirements analysis.
  
  

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.
  
  

Product Development: Knowledge of methodologies, tools and techniques of product development; ability to design, build and manage manufacturing of new products.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Utilizes appropriate tools and techniques for converting product requirements into a technical design.
• Synthesizes input from customers and marketplace; translates to product development efforts.
• Participates in analyzing local market conditions and recognizes new product opportunities.
• Assists in implementing product development strategy for a specific function.
• Selects appropriate methods to integrate environmental considerations into process or product design.
  
  

Product Testing: Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Documents test process and results; prepares and analyzes defect-tracking reports.
• Summarizes features of a specific product-testing process and associated procedures.
• Tests components for compliance with functional requirements and established conventions.
• Discusses and compares usability, safety and integration testing.
• Develops product-testing procedures; participates in selecting testing environment and tools.
  
  

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act."

Posting Dates:

May 13, 2026 - May 21, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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