Career Area:

Students and Graduates

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.

Caterpillar of Canada's facility in Laval, Quebec, is a leading provider of machine safety, productivity and autonomy solutions for the surface mining industry. We are part of a global team, delivering on the digital enterprise strategy, designing, and developing Cat® MineStar™ products. Together, with our partners, we help our customers build a better, more sustainable world. 

https://www.cat.com/en_US/by-industry/mining/surface-mining/surface-technology.html/ 

We provide a dynamic environment with challenging and exciting opportunities working on leading edge technologies.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a passionate individual to collaborate within our dynamic teams and contribute to MineStar onboard applications in the Autonomy & Automation division.

The selected candidate will participate in all the team’s functions in a scaled Agile environment and will be responsible to design, implement and test embedded software applications for staffed and autonomous mining machines. This position will provide the individual the opportunity to learn and work with the latest technologies and work methodology used in industry.

Primary Job Duties:

• Design software modules according to requirements specifications.
• Implement software designs using prescribed coding languages.
• Develop and execute automated test procedures to validate implemented modules.
• Participate in the review of all engineering documentation, including: requirements; specifications, design, code, validation test plans.

Requirements:  

• Pursuing bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Software, Computer) or equivalent.
• Experience in software development.

Assets:  

• Bilingual (French & English) to ensure smooth daily communication in a bilingual work environment and with international teams, an upper-intermediate level of English is required.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Experience developing for the Linux platform, with the C++ programming languages and object-oriented programming.
• Experience in Web development using HTML5, Polymer or Angular 2
• Experience using scripting languages (e.g.: Python);
• Experience automating workflows or providing devOps toolchains.
• Experience with test infrastructure or automated test frameworks.
• Experience with Docker, VMware or other container or virtualization products

Additional Information:

• This position requires the candidate to work full-time in the Laval, QC office.
• The duration of the internship is September 2nd to December 12th, 2025.
• Relocation is not available.
• Sponsorship is not available.

Posting Dates:

July 21, 2025 - July 27, 2025

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

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