Autonomy Engineering Specialist

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, youre 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 dont 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:

Perception is a key part of Caterpillars autonomy efforts. We are a small team with the opportunity to make a big impact. We are looking for an Autonomy Engineering Specialist to join our team of experts in developing cutting-edge autonomous driving systems. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and testing architecture, algorithms, test plans and metrics for sensor fusion, object detection, tracking and classification. You will also be a technical leader for other engineers to integrate solutions into our software stack and hardware platform. We have a fabulous team that does some of the most exciting work at Caterpillar, and we can’t wait for you to join the team!!

What You Will Do:

Provide technical leadership and work with other technical leads to design and develop high-quality perception software to solve our customer needs.

Develop architecture specifications, software design, verification plans, test cases, operating procedures, and metrics and review those developed by other team members.

Provide leadership for the perception team in the use of appropriate tools to debug, test and maintain perception software, in the software verification and validation process, and the software releasing process.

Provide consulting on the integration issues of autonomy software with existing infrastructure components and products.

Education requirement:

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field.

What skills you will have:

Technical Excellence:

Proven ability to work on production products through design, implementation, customer rollout, and support.

Ability to decompose complex customer requirements into achievable technical requirements for the systems that make up the product.

Knowledge and experience with Autonomous Systems, preferably a Cat Command system such as Command for Hauling or Dozing, or other centralized control system architectures which can be drawn upon for design proposals and decisions.

Technical leadership skills are essential to the position. The role’s focus is strongly technical, but some project management skills may also be required.

A strong focus on the technical needs in the autonomy area will likely include a working knowledge of Caterpillar’s Autonomous Infrastructure Software (AIS) or ROS, perception, and positioning technologies.

Keep up to date with the fast-paced autonomy industry and pertinent technologies to help decide which technologies are ready for deployment.

Software Product Design/Architecture:

Direct and participate in efforts to develop, integrate, or test complex autonomy systems that meet prioritized requirements and time frame constraints for autonomous machine programs focusing on machine safety and productivity.

Have a working knowledge of the Agile software development life cycle, the C and Python programming languages, Eigen, Azure DevOps or Jira for project management and work item tracking, standard software development tools (CMake, Git, SonarQube, Docker, GoogleTest, Artifactory, Clang) used in development of mobile robot perception systems.

Knowledge of cloud compute and storage tools, AWS EC2, S3, and Batch

Ability to solve complex issues spanning multiple subsystems.

Communicating Complex Concepts:

Work with a global team to communicate the Why’s and develop the How’s of agreed features.

Direct and develop solutions for complex autonomy problems using a software engineering focus and define and execute consistent development and test processes that will be shared and used by the extended team.

Communicate designs and tradeoffs with stakeholders and internal and external suppliers at multiple levels.

Influencing Through Expertise:

Mentor and train other engineers to help grow the overall team skill set.

Additional Information:

The location for this position is Pittsburgh, PA or Mossville, IL

Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.

This position will require 10% travel.

Visa sponsorship is available with this position.

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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Relocation is available for this position.

Visa sponsorship available for eligible applicants.

Posting Dates:

October 15, 2024 – October 29, 2024

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

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply.

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