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.
As a member of the Mining Machine Systems Integration team, you lead and coordinate an engineering team to design, develop, integrate, and test machine electronic control systems for use in Large Mining and Off-Highway Truck applications. Your contributions will include supporting updates and improvements for current production models as well as working on projects to develop and integrate the latest electronic architectures and autonomous related technologies onto Caterpillar Rigid Frame Trucks.
What You Will Do:
- Lead the creation of technical specifications and integration documentation for machine systems using electronic / electrical components, ECM’s and software
- Work with the machine system and sub-system teams to resolve system design and integration issues during development and production
- Report technical status to related Cat Electronics teams in gateway and stakeholder updates
- Support and communicate status of software releases, including documentation required by field follow and/or customers for successfully updating software, wiring and components
- Coordinate software development activities to process partners and product group and ensuring they are completed on schedule
- Manage test plan development and system/software validation activities
Education requirement:
- Bachelor’s degree in an accredited Engineering school in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
What Skills You Will Have:
Requirements Analysis:
- Ensures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage
- Produces detailed functional and information requirements models and documentation
- Trains others on requirements walkthroughs and quality review
Technical Excellence:
- Ensures the hardware and software requirements are met while structuring an embedded system
- Manages embedded systems ranging from low to high complexity with multiple units and networks
- Develops and manages machine control specifications based on product group requirements
- Fundamental understanding of mobile machine operation, construction equipment and operations
- Good mechanical aptitude as demonstrated with previous mechanical systems experience
- A detailed knowledge of electrical/electronic systems on Caterpillar machines
Decision Making and Critical Thinking:
- Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas
- Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes
- Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns
- Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives
Effective Communications:
- Introduces technical terminology to listeners in the context of the product or services
- Uses effective analogies to help an audience understand a novel feature of a product or service
- Approaches communication challenges from various angles to find the one that works
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
- Extensive experience in the development of complex electronic control systems
- Detailed knowledge of electrical/electronic systems on Caterpillar machines
- Experience with FMEA processes and a basic knowledge of electronic system failure modes
- Ability to read and utilize a schematic to troubleshoot basic machine wiring issues.
- Demonstrated leadership, planning and communication skills
- Demonstrated customer focus, analysis, and troubleshooting skills
- Demonstrated ability to identify needed actions across organizational boundaries and act to resolve issues with minimal oversight
- Ability to communicate technical information effectively with a diverse group
- Demonstrated project planning, oversight and status tracking and reporting skills
Additional Information:
- Sponsorship is offered for this position
- The location(s) for this position is Mossville, IL, Tucson AZ, Irving TX.
- Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
- This position may require up to 20% travel.
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Summary Pay Range:
$97,530.00 - $146,290.00
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 available for eligible applicants.
Posting Dates:
May 12, 2026 - June 1, 2026
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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