Senior Embedded Analytics Engineer

Caterpillar; Illinois; On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Caterpillar is seeking an Embedded Product Analytics Senior Engineer to transform embedded data into actionable insights for product performance and reliability. The role blends embedded software development with analytics, modeling, and condition monitoring within Caterpillar’s Advanced Power Technologies framework.

Based onsite at Mossville, IL or Houston, TX, you will collaborate with software, systems, and controls teams to deliver analytics-enabled embedded solutions using model-based

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Strong software development skills to support embedded products and analytics across the product lifecycle; MATLAB/Simulink experience preferred.
• Analytical thinking to interpret data, identify trends, and translate data into insights for product improvement.
• A background in controls and condition monitoring to support diagnostics and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support embedded software solutions that enable product analytics, data collection, and performance monitoring.
• Apply model-based development techniques using tools such as MATLAB and Simulink to support simulation, control design, and analytics functionality within embedded systems.
• Analyze embedded system data to evaluate product behavior, performance trends, and system health, supporting continuous improvement efforts.
• Develop and apply condition monitoring and advanced controls concepts to enhance product insight, diagnostics, and reliability.
• Perform technical analysis across hardware, software, and control interfaces to identify issues, assess root causes, and support resolution.
• Interpret and apply system, software, and analytics requirements to ensure solutions align with product intent and business needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including systems, controls, software, and product engineering—to deliver robust embedded analytics solutions.
• Document designs, analyses, and findings to support development, validation, and long-term product support.

Skills

Software development

Analytical thinking

Technical analysis

Requirements analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, computer, or software engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Caterpillar is seeking an Embedded Product Analytics Senior Engineer to transform embedded data into actionable insights for product performance and reliability. The role blends embedded software development with analytics, modeling, and condition monitoring within Caterpillar’s Advanced Power Technologies framework.

Based onsite at Mossville, IL or Houston, TX, you will collaborate with software, systems, and controls teams to deliver analytics-enabled embedded solutions using model-based