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 Summary:    

Caterpillar Trimble Controls Technology (CTCT), a joint venture between Caterpillar and Trimble, is seeking a Vehicle Dynamics & Controls Simulation Engineer to support the development of advanced positioning and control systems for heavy equipment. In this role, you will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and deploying high-fidelity simulation models of electro-hydraulic mobile systems. These models play a critical role in enabling the design and validation of positioning and control algorithms.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure simulation models are effectively integrated into the development process. Success in this position requires strong plant modeling skills, a solid engineering foundation, and the ability to deliver high-quality work within a structured development framework.

What You Will Do:

• Contributes to the development and deployment of plant model and simulation systems within the process framework established for the project. Contributes to the continuous improvement of these processes
• Works with the project team, application domain experts and plant model users to establish achievable requirements
• Active participant in project management through identification of project goals, establishing useful milestones, task breakdown, and effort estimates to support project scheduling, project tracking, and change control decisions
• Creates simulation plant models of construction & mining machines and validates these models meet established requirements
• Supports the successful deployment and adoption of the simulation plant model by the development teams that will use the models
• Conducts technical design reviews as required by the project framework
• Maintains and archives design documents, models, source code, and other deliverables required for the project
• As necessary, works independently or with other personnel to plan and execute testing and data collection necessary to validate model performance
• Other duties as required and requested by management

Education requirement:

Bachelor’s degree with a strong track record of professional contributions, or a Master’s or Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Control Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

What skills you will have:

Technical Excellence:

• Proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink for modeling and simulation tasks.
• Solid understanding of signal processing and statistical analysis techniques.
• Background in at least one of the following areas:
  • Plant modeling
  • Multi-body dynamics (including ground interaction)
  • Hydraulic system modeling and simulation
  • Sensor modeling and simulation (e.g., GNSS, IMU)

Problem Solving:

• Strong analytical mindset with a proven ability to develop and implement effective solutions.
• Demonstrated success in addressing complex engineering challenges both independently and collaboratively.
• Applied knowledge of engineering principles in real-world scenarios.

Effective Communications:

• Skilled in conveying technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Collaborative approach with a history of working effectively in cross-functional and global teams.

Accuracy and Attention to Detail:

• High level of precision in modeling, simulation, and data interpretation.
• Consistent focus on quality, validation, and thoroughness in deliverables.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• Proven capability in multiple aspects of plant modeling (see above).
• Strong foundation in Control System Design (e.g., MRAC, MPC, PID).
• Working knowledge of Simscape or similar physical modeling tools (e.g., Amesim, Adams).
• Solid grasp of numerical methods with the ability to diagnose and resolve simulation performance issues.
• Skilled in writing high-quality MATLAB code, including object-oriented programming.
• Familiar with version control systems for software or model-based development.
• Exposure to reduced-order modeling (ROM) techniques and/or machine learning and deep learning algorithms.

Additional Information:    

This position requires the candidate to work onsite five days a week at the Mossville, IL office.

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

This position may require up to 10% travel.

      

What you will get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world. Here you earn more than just wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual incentive bonus plan*
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)
• 401k savings plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Life Insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy Lifestyle Programs
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Accident, Identity Theft Protection)

*Subject to annual eligibility and incentive plan guidelines.

Final details:

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Summary Pay Range:

$95,640.00 - $143,520.00

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.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

July 18, 2025 - August 9, 2025

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

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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