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.

Role Definition

Caterpillar is looking for Computer Engineers to join a team of embedded software developers in creating the ECU platform essentials of device drivers, operating system installations, boot managers, and more for Cat Technology's evolving family of industry-leading robust electronic controllers. This is an embedded software developer position entailing designing, coding, and testing device drivers, OS, & bootloaders.

What You Will Do:

The primary responsibility for this role is the development of embedded software, i.e. I/O drivers, OS integrations, and bootloaders.

“Development” may include any or all of the following:

• Concept, design, test, and promote new features and processes; perform requirements analysis and decomposition
• Evaluate new technologies, development tools, or processes; perform product maintenance
• Manage the product lifecycle through version control and configuration management
• Document for Functional Safety compliance, keep up to date on new technologies or develop new technologies
• Communicate technical information to customers, team members, suppliers and other units
• Support & advise other engineers, managers, marketing personnel, customers and suppliers

What You Will Have:

• Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
• 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.
• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application or operation.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:

• 4+ years in research, design, develop, and test of low-layer embedded software, such as RTOS integrations, I/O drivers, boot loaders, non-volatile memory interfacing, board initializations, or communication networks (e.g. J1939/CAN/Ethernet) for electronic controls/display/telematics devices.
• Has developed programs in ANSI C90 / C99 / similar for real-time embedded software development
• Utilized Python and shell scripting for automating automated build processes.
• Familiar with version management tools (e.g. Git) and related merging/management techniques.
• Participates in technical and code reviews.

Additional Information:

• The location for this position is Mossville, IL. This role is on-site Monday to Friday.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected candidate.
• Sponsorship will NOT be offered for this position
• This position may require less than 10% travel.

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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.

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:

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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