Senior Control Systems Engineer

Caterpillar

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Mossville, ILIrving, TX
Salary
$112,710–$169,060 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 8, 2026 (soon)

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $172k
This role $141k
$103k most similar roles pay here $208k

This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $147,925–$196,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $141k versus about $172k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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

Caterpillar currently has 140 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $121,389–$183,140 across 131 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Control Systems Engineer

As a Control Systems Senior Engineer on a growing engineering team, you will develop next-generation collision mitigation technologies for construction products. You will design and deliver software solutions that integrate camera, radar, and intelligent sensing technologies to enhance machine safety, performance, and automation capabilities. Your daily responsibilities include defining system requirements, decomposing them into implementable features, and developing system-level test plans. You will perform HIL validation, machine-level testing, and root cause investigations to ensure reliability. The role requires expertise in embedded systems, requirement analysis, product testing, and technical troubleshooting. Preferred skills include experience with vehicle or control system architectures, ROS/ROS2, and Python scripting. You will solve complex problems by translating customer needs into technical solutions while collaborating across functional teams to manage the full software development lifecycle for advanced sensing technologies.

What you'll do

  • Define and manage system requirements for collision mitigation features to align product needs with technical solutions.
  • Decompose high-level requirements into implementable features for software engineering teams.
  • Develop and execute system-level test plans to verify functionality, performance, and safety requirements.
  • Conduct system integration, machine-level testing, and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) validation.
  • Integrate camera, radar, and intelligent sensing technologies into construction products.
  • Analyze test results to identify defects and perform root cause investigations for system reliability.
  • Resolve technical issues and drive feature delivery in collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams.

What we're looking for

  • Knowledge of requirements analysis tools, methods, and techniques to elicit and record business functionality.
  • Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques, and tools to design and execute testing strategies.
  • Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches to resolve issues on hardware, software, or applications.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in simple, clear language for various audiences.
  • Knowledge of embedded systems and their applications to control machine operations.
  • Experience developing and managing system requirements and traceability for complex embedded or autonomous systems (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience with system integration, validation, and verification including HIL and machine-level testing (preferred).
  • Experience in cross-functional environments with ROS/ROS2, Python scripting, and software development lifecycle processes (preferred).

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