Control Systems Senior Engineer

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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 at Caterpillar Inc.
 

When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who care not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers and future work 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.

Cat Technology collaborates with partners across the Caterpillar enterprise to advance technologies including autonomy and automation, which helps enhance site safety, productivity and efficiency across customer operations worldwide. Cat Technology also owns enterprise-wide initiatives in innovation, research and development, manufacturing automation and advanced materials, ensuring Caterpillar continues to lead the industry in technological excellence and engineering innovation.
 

Are you ready to engineer the next generation of advanced machinery and make a real impact on the world? At Caterpillar, our Intelligent Machine Systems team is at the forefront of transforming industries with cutting-edge technologies. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation—we make it happen. As a Control Systems Senior Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in developing and refining the electronic systems that power our machines—ensuring they deliver the right features and performance for every challenge. You’ll collaborate with engineers, leverage the latest tools and drive rigorous development processes. Imagine seeing your work come to life during hands-on testing at Caterpillar’s world-class proving grounds. You’ll analyze real-world data, solve complex problems, and help build machines that support critical infrastructure, sustainable communities, and global progress.

Additional Information:

• Location:  Mossville, IL (United States)
• Required Travel: Up to 20% (Domestic)
• Relocation Assistance Offered: Domestic
• US Work Sponsorship Offered: None

What You Will Do:

• Design advanced electrical control systems and integrating electrical and mechanical systems.
• Design and implement control logic and procedures to control and enhance electro-mechanical systems and mechatronic devices performance in collaboration with machine product teams.
• Assess the feasibility of product and subsystem requirements and refine them into a clear, unambiguous, and verifiable set.
• Translate the refined requirements into detailed specifications that guide the design, development, and implementation of the system.
• Work with the verification team to ensure proper test plans are in place.
• Analyze field data to diagnose control logic and field issues.

What You Will Have (Basic Requirements):

• Education Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

• Analytical Thinking: Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
Level Extensive Experience:

• Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.

• Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.

• Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application or operation.

• Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyz