Caterpillar, Inc

Control Systems Engineering Specialist - Power Electronics & Software

Caterpillar, Inc • $128K — $192K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • 5-7 years of experience in control systems engineering
  • Expertise in embedded systems and electric drive systems
  • Proficient in Matlab/Simulink and C programming language
  • Strong problem-solving and conceptual thinking skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead control programs for electrification subsystems including motors and generators
  • Manage project schedules, budgets, and delivery for electrification programs
  • Coordinate cross-functional collaboration among teams for integrated solutions
  • Develop and release control and software content for electrification applications
  • Identify and mitigate program risks and technical issues
  • Provide technical guidance to ensure performance and reliability of control systems
  • Implement controls or software for ongoing execution of programs

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays
  • 401(k) savings plan
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Employee assistance and lifestyle programs
  • Career development opportunities
  • Incentive bonus program
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Parental leave and adoption benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Engineering

Job Description:

Job Summary:

As a Control Systems Engineering Specialist, you will provide technical leadership and program execution for L3 electrification subsystems, including motors, generators, and DC/DC converters. This role is responsible for leading subsystem control programs from planning through release, including managing release content, schedules, budgets, risks, and cross-functional alignment. In addition to program leadership, the successful candidate will contribute directly to controls and/or software development for electrification applications, ensuring robust technical solutions that meet quality, cost, and delivery expectations.

What You Will Do:
• Lead L3 electrification subsystem control programs for motors, generators, and DC/DC converters, ensuring alignment with product plans, technical requirements, and business priorities.
• Manage release content, schedules, budgets, and delivery commitments for assigned electrification subsystem programs.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution across controls, software, systems, components, product groups, validation, and program teams to deliver integrated subsystem solutions.
• Develop, review, and support release of controls and/or software content for electrification applications.
• Identify and manage program risks, technical issues, resource needs, and tradeoffs to maintain delivery commitments.
• Provide technical guidance and decision support to ensure L3 subsystem controls and software solutions meet performance, quality, safety, and reliability expectations.
• Develop controls or software for the programs that are being executed.

What You Will Have:
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.

Conceptual Thinking: Knowledge of thinking and reasoning at a conceptual level; ability to identify the critical ideas and interdependencies among system elements that impact performance.

Embedded Systems: Knowledge of embedded systems and their applications; ability to develop embedded systems with varying levels of complexity to control the operations of the machine it is embedded within.

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.

Education: Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:
  • Experience in embedded systems
  • Knowledge or experience in electric drive systems
  • Controls or software development experience
  • MatLab / Simulink experience
  • C programming language experience


Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $192,710.00

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.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:
September 25, 2026 - October 9, 2026

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

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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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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
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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