Senior Embedded Software Engineer - On-site, Relocation

Caterpillar; Mossville (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Adoption benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville, Illinois, is seeking an Embedded Software Senior Engineer for the Machine Technology Platform Group. You will design, develop, and test production‑quality C/C++ software for machine subsystems, collaborating across embedded software, validation, and systems engineering teams.

The role requires experience with RTOS/Linux, GoogleTest, Git, Docker, and modern CI tools; domestic relocation is available, visa sponsorship is not, and travel is about 10%.

Qualifications

• Define software requirements for components and subsystems across products.
• Contribute to architecture discussions for design consistency.
• Identify risks and considerations across the development lifecycle.
• Develop production-quality C/C++ software with QA and validation.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze user and client needs to define software requirements for components and subsystems used across multiple products.
• Promote design consistency across products by contributing to product and software architecture discussions.
• Identify common issues, risks, and considerations throughout the development life cycle.
• Develop production-quality C/C++ software, including design, documentation, coding, quality assurance, and validation.

Skills

Software lifecycle

Embedded software (RTOS/Linux)

Unit testing (GoogleTest)

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Team collaboration

Tools

Git

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Lauterbach

Rust

Open-source libraries

AI-assisted tools

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville, Illinois, is seeking an Embedded Software Senior Engineer for the Machine Technology Platform Group. You will design, develop, and test production‑quality C/C++ software for machine subsystems, collaborating across embedded software, validation, and systems engineering teams.

The role requires experience with RTOS/Linux, GoogleTest, Git, Docker, and modern CI tools; domestic relocation is available, visa sponsorship is not, and travel is about 10%.