Caterpillar, Inc

Autonomy Engineering Integration Specialist

Caterpillar, Inc$128K — $208K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in systems integration and engineering across multi-team environments.
  • Knowledge of software product design and lifecycle management.
  • Familiarity with software testing, verification, and validation processes.
  • Technical expertise in autonomy, robotics, and embedded systems.
  • Proficient in technical troubleshooting and effective communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Define and manage system-level requirements, interfaces, and integration scope.
  • Lead system integration, validation, test review, and release readiness activities.
  • Design system architectures for various technologies and sensors.
  • Collaborate across teams to ensure alignment in architecture and implementation.
  • Consult on integration issues for robotic systems and existing infrastructure.
  • Communicate technical risks, system readiness, and project status to stakeholders.
  • Document system architecture, design decisions, and validation strategies.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Career Development opportunities
  • Incentives and bonuses available
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance coverage
  • Parental leave and adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement assistance
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Engineering

Job Description:

Role Definition
This role contributes to the design, integration, validation, and delivery of Driver Safety System capabilities at Caterpillar. The Integration Engineer leads system-level integration activities that connect safety technologies with software, hardware, machine controls, sensors, autonomy middleware, and operational workflows into reliable customer-ready solutions. Operating with a high degree of collaboration and technical ownership, this role applies systems engineering, software architecture, and product validation expertise to align requirements, interfaces, implementation, testing, and release readiness across teams and platforms.

What You Will Do:
  • Define, decompose, and manage system-level requirements, interfaces, and integration scope across complex safety and site technology programs.
  • Lead or support system integration, validation, verification, test review, test witnessing, and release readiness activities for software, hardware, and robotic systems.
  • Design and align system architectures for interfacing autonomy middleware, machine control hardware, sensors, safety systems, and other autonomy-related devices.
  • Collaborate across software, hardware, machine, site, safety, and partner teams to ensure architecture intent, implementation, and verification remain aligned.
  • Consult on integration issues between robotic software, existing infrastructure components, machine platforms, and customer-facing products.
  • Communicate requirements, technical risk, system readiness, trade-offs, and delivery status to stakeholders and partner teams.
  • Apply new technologies and engineering judgment to improve autonomy, robotics, and safety technology capabilities while balancing time, cost, quality, and risk.
  • Document system architecture, design decisions, interface expectations, I/O requirements, validation strategy, and success criteria


What You Have:
  • Systems Integration and Engineering Experience: Demonstrated experience developing, decomposing, and managing system requirements, interfaces, integration strategies, and validation plans across complex, multi-team or multi-product environments. Proven ability to connect software, hardware, machine controls, sensors, and operational workflows into scalable system solutions.
  • Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design and architecture; ability to convert market, customer, and system requirements into practical software and system designs. Experience facilitating design reviews, evaluating architecture alternatives, and analyzing trade-offs.
  • Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle practices; ability to use structured methods for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products from concept through release.
  • Software Product Testing: Knowledge of software product testing, verification, and validation; ability to design, plan, and execute test strategies that confirm product quality and adherence to stated requirements.
  • Technical Excellence: Knowledge of relevant autonomy, robotics, embedded, software, and system technologies; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.
  • Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve issues across hardware, software, applications, and operations.
  • Effective Communications: Ability to clearly transmit, receive, and interpret ideas, information, requirements, risks, and technical concepts using communication behaviors appropriate to the audience.
  • Managing Multiple Priorities: Ability to manage concurrent objectives, projects, groups, and activities while making effective judgments about prioritization and time allocation.
  • Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field - or commensurate industry experience.


Consideration for Top Candidates:
  • Proven experience as a Systems Engineer, Integration Engineer, or technical lead on software, hardware, robotics, autonomy, or embedded product development programs.
  • Experience developing system requirements and supporting integration, validation, field testing, HIL testing, ground support, or product release activities.
  • Experience designing or integrating autonomy middleware, onboard applications, machine control hardware, I/O interfaces, sensors, radar, camera systems, or safety technologies.
  • Ability to lead multiple complex projects, coordinate partner teams, manage technical deliverables, and make architecture or integration trade-offs.
  • Knowledge of functional safety, Safety of the Intended Functionality (SOTIF), collision mitigation, robotics, autonomous vehicles, or safety-critical systems preferred.
  • Experience with Caterpillar products, site autonomy platforms, construction, mining, heavy machinery, or automotive industries preferred.
  • Experience with Loaders, Haul Trucks, Dozers, Shovels, or other machine platforms preferred.
  • Proven ability to mentor or influence engineers and communicate complex technical concepts in clear, actionable terms.


Additional Information:
  • This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Mossville, IL office.
  • Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position
  • Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
  • This position will require up to 10% travel
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Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $208,770.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
  • 401(k) savings plans*
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)*
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
  • Health Lifestyle Programs*
  • Employee Assistance Program*
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
  • Career Development*
  • Incentive bonus*
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement


* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Posting Dates:
August 4, 2026 - August 23, 2026

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

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About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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