Caterpillar, Inc

Electrification Controls System Senior Engineer

Caterpillar, Inc$112K — $169K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Computer Science
  • 5-7 years of experience in relevant field
  • Knowledge of embedded systems and their applications
  • Experience with technical troubleshooting
  • Familiarity with product testing approaches and techniques

Responsibilities

  • Perform requirements analysis and decompose complex specifications
  • Conduct Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Create boundary diagrams and interface specifications for systems
  • Design and promote innovative control systems
  • Perform network analysis and engineering data analysis
  • Execute product testing and integration lab testing
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off plan including holidays and volunteer days
  • 401(k) savings plans with company match
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Career development opportunities and tuition reimbursement
  • Incentive bonuses and employee discounts
  • Disability benefits and life insurance
  • Parental leave and adoption benefits
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Engineering

Job Description:

Job Summary:
As the Electrification Controls System Senior Engineer, you will be accountable for contributing to the concept, development, and design of complex components, systems, subsystems, or processes for the electronics system that supports Caterpillar's electrification product line. This position performs complex analysis work, identifies design problems, and resolves problems.

What You Will Do:
  • Perform requirements analysis and decomposition
  • Conduct Failure Mode Effects Analysis
  • Create boundary diagrams and interface specifications
  • Perform needs analysis and initiate ideas
  • Design and promote new control systems and sub processes
  • Perform network analysis
  • Analyze engineering data from engines or machines
  • Evaluate new products or processes or systems
  • Perform integration lab testing
  • Perform product maintenance
  • Communicate technical information to customers, team members, suppliers and other units; and support and advise other engineers, managers, marketing personnel, customers and suppliers.


What You Will Have:

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..

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.

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.

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

Product Testing: Knowledge of product testing approaches, techniques and tools; ability to design, plan and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure product quality at all stages of manufacturing.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in an accredited Engineering or Computer Science curriculum.

Top Candidates Will Also Have:
  • Experience with authoring Software Requirement Specifications
  • Experience with datalinks including J1939 and Ethernet
  • Previous experience with software development.
  • Experience collaborating with process partners to guide design decisions.
  • Proficiency with MATLAB modeling software.
  • Personal experience in executing software delivery cycle from requirements through validation.


Additional Information:
  • This position may require up to 15% travel.


Summary Pay Range:

$112,710.00 - $169,060.00

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:
June 2, 2026 - June 16, 2026

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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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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