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About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Industry: Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing
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As an Autonomy Systems Engineer on the Operator Safety Systems team, you will contribute to the definition, design, integration, and validation of safety systems for automation and autonomy solutions in mining and construction environments. You will manage system-level requirements, define architectures, and develop operating concepts across software, hardware, sensing, and machine control components. Your daily work involves using Jama or similar tools to ensure traceability between requirements and verification evidence while collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues involving sensor behavior and operator interaction. The role focuses on developing technologies for proximity awareness, monitoring, and alerting to reduce risk in harsh production sites. You will utilize skills in systems engineering, technical troubleshooting, and product development lifecycles to build field-ready solutions involving cameras, sensors, perception inputs, and human-machine interface technologies.
Create systems engineering artifacts including architecture descriptions, interface definitions, and verification plans.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or commensurate industry experience).
Experience developing and managing system requirements, interfaces, architecture, and verification strategies for complex electro-mechanical, embedded, autonomy, or machine systems.
Knowledge of structured product development practices to manage requirements, design inputs, and verification activities throughout the lifecycle.
Ability to define testable requirements and develop verification plans for lab and machine testing in realistic operating conditions.
Proficiency with requirements, architecture, issue tracking, and test management tools to maintain traceability and communicate technical intent.
Ability to troubleshoot complex issues involving machine operation, sensors, embedded software, hardware, and operator-facing system behavior.
Experience as a Systems Engineer on operator safety, autonomy, embedded, machine control, or electro-mechanical product development programs (preferred).
Experience with Jama, cameras, sensors, perception inputs, robotics, or construction/mining equipment (preferred).
Autonomous Systems
ROS2
CAN
Ethernet
Lidar
Radar
GNSS
IMU
System Architecture
Systems Integration
Vision Systems
Edge Computing
Electrical Systems
Validation
Systems Engineering
Software Development Life Cycle
HIL
Embedded Systems
Robotics
Autonomy
System Integration
Site Technology
Product Testing
Technical Troubleshooting
architecture, design
Field Testing