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.

Caterpillar Inc. seeks Autonomy Sr. Engineer at its facility located at 14009 Old Galena Rd., Chillicothe, IL 61523.

Develop high-quality autonomy features for complex autonomy systems that meet prioritized requirements for autonomous machine programs, focused on machine safety and productivity and provide a differentiated product value to our customers. Meet NPI milestones for each program by delivering quality systems on time that meet agreed upon features for each milestone. Key metrics include number of total issues for each release, number of direct customer issues and number of days from target date. Develop, improve, and troubleshoot autonomy software systems used for autonomous machines. This generally includes onboard system design work that integrates with current machine systems and includes the autonomy sub system areas of Planning, Perception and Positioning technologies, as well as infrastructure areas supporting development of these sub-systems (calibration, simulation, analytics, machine learning development pipelines). Use a combination of deep technical autonomy knowledge and application/software development skills to develop high quality automation software. Work closely with the Autonomy Architect and Strategist roles to translate complex program or subsystem requirements into actionable development efforts and support the evaluation and development of internal and external automation algorithms. Implement these algorithms in quality software. Work closely with Autonomy Architect and Strategists roles along with the Component Hardware team members to select or understand the autonomy hardware ECM’s sensors, etc. that will be used. Utilize knowledge of existing internal automation applications and libraries and interaction with Autonomy Architects and Strategists is important to drive consistency. Read and understand existing software is essential to develop updates and improvements. Both new application development and modifications to existing code bases will be done, requiring significant software development skills. Strong quality focus through unit testing of the developed code and significant interaction with downstream integration points including Software in the Loop (SIL), Hardware in the Loop (HIL), Simulation, Substitute machine testing, and actual machine testing. Advanced data analysis and systems analysis efforts and skills are needed to help troubleshoot complex issues from test or customer sites, and to examine information from test sites to improve overall systems performance.

REQS: This position requires a master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics Engineering, or a related field and three (3) years of experience as a Software Application Engineer, Design Engineer, Embedded Developer, or related occupation. Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) C/C++ Programming; (2) Robotic Operating Systems such as ROS or AIS; (3) Software development for offroad machines; (4) Autonomous system simulation tools such as CARLA, Applied Intuition, or Gazebo; and (5) Software in the Loop (SIL) and Hardware in the Loop (HIL).

Telecommuting: 2 days/week.

Applicants who are interested in this position should apply via www.caterpillar.com/careers, search [Autonomy Sr. Engineer / Reference # - R0000271630]

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Posting Dates:

August 22, 2024 - December 22, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.   

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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