Senior Robotic Control Software Engineer – Onsite

Caterpillar Inc.; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Melbourne seeks a Senior Robotic Control Software Engineer to drive high‑quality software for underground technology, enabling autonomous machine operations and production monitoring within MineStar Underground.

You will work with onboard and offboard systems, mentor team members, and push toward full automation while applying C++ and Python, multi‑threaded embedded development, and strong control theory knowledge. This role is onsite five days a week with relocation possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and PhD in engineering required.
• 4+ years of mining controls software development.
• Strong analytical skills in robotics and control theory.
• Experience with multi-threaded embedded software.

Responsibilities

• Be part of Underground Technology Controls Software Team with stakeholders on schedule, process, and quality goals.
• Follow Scrum/SAFe Agile methodologies for SDLC to deliver commitments.
• Research and develop robotic control software for remote-controlled machines.
• Debug, diagnose root causes, and fix software bugs and architecture defects.
• Deliver quality software with thorough reviews and validations.
• Collaborate with architects and cross-disciplinary teams; participate in design reviews.
• Advance the robotic automated test environment toward 100% automation.

Skills

C++

Python

Objected oriented programming

Education

Bachelor’s degree & PhD in an accredited Engineering field

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Melbourne seeks a Senior Robotic Control Software Engineer to drive high‑quality software for underground technology, enabling autonomous machine operations and production monitoring within MineStar Underground.

You will work with onboard and offboard systems, mentor team members, and push toward full automation while applying C++ and Python, multi‑threaded embedded development, and strong control theory knowledge. This role is onsite five days a week with relocation possible.