Senior Positioning & Controls Engineer — Real-Time

Socket.dev; Mossville (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville, IL seeks a Senior Positioning and Controls Engineer to develop and test positioning state estimators and control algorithms for Grade Control products. You will collaborate with software, validation, and product teams to deliver reliable real-time solutions.

Qualified candidates will have Matlab/Simulink and C++ experience, plus familiarity with sensing tech and Kalman filters. This is a full-time, on-site role with relocation and visa sponsorship available.

Qualifications

• Experience with Matlab/Simulink & C++ for positioning and control.
• Experience with sensing technology and Kalman Filters.
• Experience with software development of real-time embedded control systems.
• Ability to communicate designs and results to diverse stakeholders.
• Top candidates will have strong analytical and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop positioning and control algorithms for grade control systems.
• Run simulations to validate model development and performance.
• Create automated software tests and maintain design documents.
• Collaborate with software developers, validation engineers, and product managers.
• Contribute to product and process improvements and support deployment on real-time hardware.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Technical leadership

Attention to detail

Matlab/Simulink

C++

Kalman Filters

Real-time embedded systems

Tools

Matlab/Simulink

C++

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Mossville, IL seeks a Senior Positioning and Controls Engineer to develop and test positioning state estimators and control algorithms for Grade Control products. You will collaborate with software, validation, and product teams to deliver reliable real-time solutions.

Qualified candidates will have Matlab/Simulink and C++ experience, plus familiarity with sensing tech and Kalman filters. This is a full-time, on-site role with relocation and visa sponsorship available.