Grade Control Integration Technical Lead

Caterpillar Inc.; Mossville (PA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an engineer to design, develop, and integrate CAT Grade solutions with machine design teams. You will contribute to software and hardware architecture and help implement performance and usability features across Caterpillar machines.

You will collaborate with design, system, and software teams to capture requirements, validate features, and document integration processes, ensuring smooth adoption across platforms and generations.

Qualifications

• Analytical thinking and problem solving to identify root causes and implement solutions.
• Ability to clearly present complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Experience applying analytical methods to system-level engineering challenges.

Responsibilities

• Gather machine-level CAT Grade integration requirements and use cases.
• Design CAT Grade integration features supporting technology strategies.
• Support integration of CAT Grade systems into new and existing machine designs.
• Collaborate across machine product groups, system and software teams.
• Create documentation to enable machine teams to integrate CAT Grade into designs.
• Coordinate feature validation activities.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Communicating Complex Concepts

Problem Solving

Technology Advising

Conceptual Thinking

Embedded Systems

Requirements Analysis

Product Development in Manufacturing

Education

Four-year engineering degree (Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Science, Computer Engineering)

Tools

CAN

Ethernet

Job description

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you’rejoining 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 don’tjust 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.

Job Summary:

The individual hired for this position will work as part of an engineering team designing, developing, and collaborating with machine design teams on the development of advanced CAT Grade integration strategies for machines. Focus is on development and implementation of CAT Grade software and hardware architecture, and development of performance and ease of use features. Your contributions will include developing solutions which can be integrated into the existing as well as the latest electronic architectures on Caterpillar machines.

What You Will Do:

• Gather machine level CAT Grade integration requirements and use cases.
• Design CAT Grade integration differentiating features supporting technology strategies.
• Support the integration of CAT Grade systems and components into new and existing machine designs.
• Strong communication and collaboration between the various machine product groups, system, and software teams.
• Create the supporting documentation required for machine teams to integrate CAT Grade into machine designs.
• Coordination of feature validation activities.

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.
• Technology Advising: Knowledge of effective advisory methods and ability to provide valued information and advice to clients regarding products, technologies, services and solutions for a specific technology domain.
• 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
• Product Development in Manufacturing: Knowledge of methodologies, tools and techniques of product development; ability to design, build and manage manufacturing of new products.

Considerations For Top Candidates:

• Four-year engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Extensive engineering experience
• Hands-on experience with electronically controlled mechanical systems
• Experience with Grade Control systems
• Familiarity with electrical and electronic components along with their function in electrical systems
• Familiarity with software development
• Knowledge with Datalinks such as CAN and Ethernet
• Experience improving machine ease of use
• A demonstrated ability to work in a team environment, communicating technical information across departments and business units while driving design activities with a minimum of supervision.

Additional Details:

• This position requires the candidate to work full-time onsite at the Mossville, IL office.
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
• Visa sponsorship is available with this position.
• 10% travel is required for this role

Summary Pay Range:

$147,760.00 - $221,640.00

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 available for eligible applicants.

Posting Dates:

August 10, 2026 - August 19, 2026

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

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.