Control Systems Senior Team Lead

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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.

Your Work Shapes the World

Whether it be groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 100-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe.

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure.  Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs.  Join us.

Job Summary:

As a member of the Mining Machine Systems Integration team, you will work as part of an engineering team to design, develop, integrate, and test machine electronic control components and systems for use in Large Mining and Small 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 technologies onto Caterpillar Mining Machines.

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