Senior Positioning & Controls Engineer

Caterpillar Brazil; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 10%

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville, IL is seeking a Senior Positioning and Controls Engineer to advance real-time embedded control systems for Grade Control products.

You will contribute to development and testing of the positioning state estimator and control algorithms, collaborating with software developers, validation engineers, and product managers. This journey-level role emphasizes technical delivery, Matlab/Simulink and C++ expertise, and the ability to communicate designs to customers and

Qualifications

• Experience with Matlab/Simulink and C++.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Experience with sensing technology like IMUs, GNSS, lasers, or UTS systems.
• Experience with Kalman Filters.

Responsibilities

• Develop positioning and control algorithms using Simulink models and C++.
• Perform simulations to validate models and algorithms.
• Create automated software tests for control software.
• Write, maintain, and archive design documents, models, and source code.
• Communicate designs and analysis results to customers, suppliers, team members, and stakeholders.

Skills

Matlab/Simulink

C++

Analytical skills

Sensing technology

Kalman Filters

Real-time embedded control

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

C++

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville, IL is seeking a Senior Positioning and Controls Engineer to advance real-time embedded control systems for Grade Control products.

You will contribute to development and testing of the positioning state estimator and control algorithms, collaborating with software developers, validation engineers, and product managers. This journey-level role emphasizes technical delivery, Matlab/Simulink and C++ expertise, and the ability to communicate designs to customers and