Embedded Software Senior Engineer

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Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar yourejoining 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 dontjust 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.

Role Purpose

As an Engineering Team Lead you will lead inspire and support product-focused software engineering team building solutions used by technicians and operators of CAT earthmoving and paving machines. You will write code set technical direction and ensure high-quality delivery across embedded Linux Android and web components.

Key Responsibilities

1) Hands-On Engineering & Technical Leadership

• Actively code and contribute to feature development debugging and defect resolution.

• Own and contribute to architecture and detailed design.

• Lead and participate in design reviews code reviews and technical decision-making.

• Mentor engineers in modern C embedded systems debugging and profiling.

2) People Leadership & Team Management

• Directly manage a team of 46 engineers including goal setting mentoring to performance management.

• Remove roadblocks clarify priorities and allocate work effectively.

• Foster a learning culture and encourage knowledge sharing.

3) Delivery & Process (SDF & Agile)

• Ensure strict adherence to the CTCT Software Development Framework (SDF).

• Guide the team through backlog grooming planning integration and defect triage.

4) Cross-Functional & Cross-Site Collaboration

• Collaborate with systems controls sensors and hardware teams.

• Work with geographically dispersed CTCT sites to drive improvements.

• Communicate effectively with product managers and global leadership.

5) Quality Safety and Compliance

• Uphold rigorous software quality standards.

• Ensure proper defect management and release discipline.

• Understand safety expectations for machine-impacting software.

Required Technical Skills :

• Strong hands-on C experience for embedded development.

• Development experience on Embedded Linux.

• Understanding of embedded systems concurrency and performance.

• Experience with design reviews code reviews and technical documentation.

• Familiarity with sensors and positioning technologies (GNSS IMU laser optical).

• Strong Git CI/CD and modern software practices.

• Exposure to Angular and TypeScript (nice to have).

• Bachelors or masters in computer science Electronics or related field.

• 812 years of software development experience.

• 2 years in technical leadership or management roles.

• This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Domain / System Understanding (Preferred)

• System-level understanding of Caterpillar machines and hydraulics.

• Experience with machine control robotics or guidance systems.

• Knowledge of industrial safety and field deployment.

Skill Descriptors

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:
Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.
Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.
Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.
Quantifies the costs benefits risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit receive and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:
Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.

Teamwork: Knowledge of the necessity and value of teamwork; experience with; ability to work cooperatively towards shared goals and being supportive of others at all levels.
Level Working Knowledge:
Explains own role and responsibility within team.
Actively participates in team meetings.
Shares information knowledge and experiences openly and proactively.

Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
Level Working Knowledge:
Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges via sound technical competence effectively examining implications of events and issues.
Effectively performs the technical job aspects continuously building knowledge and keeping up-to-date on technical and procedural job components.
Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products technologies and services.

Producing Results: Understanding of the criticality of getting things done in spite of current circumstances and the ability to utilize assigned resources and leverage back-channel resources (individuals or teams) to achieve or exceed planned outcomes.
Level Working Knowledge:
Finds or creates ways to measure performance against goals.
Identifies and exploits own strengths; solicits support from others to minimize limitations.
Strives for excellence in performance by surpassing established standards.

Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
Level Extensive Experience:
Conducts walkthroughs and monitors effectiveness and quality of the development activities.
Elaborates on multiple-development toolkits for traditional and web-based software.
Has participated in development of multiple or large software products.
Contrasts advantages and drawbacks of different development languages and tools.

Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of tools methods and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
Level Extensive Experience:
Plays an active or leading role in recording and storing requirement documents in various forms.
Ensures the successful completion of all major activities tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage.
Supervises the advanced use of requirements analysis tools and services including prototyping and use cases.
Produces detailed functional and information requirements models and documentation.

Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches tools and techniques; ability to anticipate recognize and resolve technical issues on hardware software application or operation.
Level Working Knowledge:
Discovers analyzes and resolves hardware software or application problems.
Works with vendor-specific diagnostic guides tools and utilities.
Handles calls related to product features applications and compatibility standards.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of essential job functions as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Additional Information:

This position will require travelling about 10% of the time.

Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however as a global company Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of India which can be found through our employment website at 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 day one benefits along with the potential of a variable bonus. Additional benefits include paid annual leave flexi leave medical and insurance (prorated based upon hire date).

Final Details:

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If you are interested in joining our team please apply using an English version of your CV. We look forward to meeting you!

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the worlds leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment off-highway diesel and natural gas engines industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years weve been helping customers build a better more sustainable world and are committed to and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services backed by our global dealer network provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

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