About this role
Career Area:
EngineeringJob Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining 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't just 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.
What will you have:
Analytical Thinking:
- Identifies many possible causes of a problem based on prior experience and current research.
Communicating Complex Concepts:
- Explain important details as they relate to the basic value of the product or service.
Problem Solving:
- Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts.
Requirements Analysis:
- Confirms deliverables associated with requirements analysis.
- Participate in the preparation of detailed documentation and requirements.
Technical Troubleshooting & Product Testing:
- Proven engineering experience.
- Analyzes code, logs, and current systems as part of advanced troubleshooting.
- Develops product-testing procedures; participates in selecting testing environment and tools.
- Background working with electronically controlled mechanical systems Discovers, analyzes, and resolves hardware, software or application problems.
What will you do:
- Creation of detailed software specs from high level customer requirements.
- Electronics and software support for prove design machine builds and testing.
- Define datalink communications between controllers on J1939 and Ethernet.
- Support and communication of software releases, including documentation required by field follow and/or customers for successfully updating software, wiring and components
- Identification and resolution of software defects, and proper issue list submissions and management.
Considerations for Top Candidates:
- Electrical components / systems experience. Read schematic and troubleshoot basic machine wiring issues.
- Embedded C software experience
- Experience developing embedded real-time software or systems for mobile, earthmoving, agricultural, industrial, or off-highway applications
- Experience with FMEA processes and a basic knowledge of electronic system failure modes
- Electrical components / systems experience. Read schematic and troubleshoot basic machine wiring issues.
- Embedded C software experience
- Experience developing embedded real-time software or systems for mobile, earthmoving, agricultural, industrial, or off-highway applications
- Experience with FMEA processes and a basic knowledge of electronic system failure modes.
- A 4-year degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum
Additional Information:
- The location for this position is Mossville, IL.
- Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
- This position will require less than 10% travel.
Summary Pay Range:
$112,710.00 - $169,060.00Compensation 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 not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.Posting Dates:
January 29, 2026 - February 9, 2026Any 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.
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Other facts
About Caterpillar Inc.
For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
With 2024 sales and revenues of $64.8 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.
Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and provides financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.
What you'll do
- The role involves creating detailed software specifications from high-level customer requirements and providing electronics and software support for machine builds and testing. Additionally, it includes defining datalink communications and managing software releases and defect resolutions.
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