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Autonomy Engineer
Company | Caterpillar Inc. |
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Location | Tucson, AZ, USA |
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Salary | $95640 – $155400 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
- 1 year of experience in design development of complex autonomous vehicles and deep C++ programming
- Testing or Validation of Autonomous systems such as perception, planning, or positioning on large mining equipment
- Experience with Ubuntu or Linux operating system(s) and reading and understanding code developed by others
- Testing or validation of on machine control systems, vehicles, engines or other technologies on large mining equipment
- Troubleshooting issues in complex large mining equipment systems
Responsibilities
- Develop, integrate, or test complex autonomy systems to meet prioritized requirements for autonomous machine programs
- Meet NPI milestones for each program by delivering quality systems on time that meet agreed upon features
- Develop, integrate and/or troubleshoot autonomy software systems used for autonomous machines
- Conduct complex autonomy onboard system design work, subsystem testing or system integration
- Translate complex program or subsystem requirements into actionable development efforts
- Evaluate internal and external automation algorithms to decide which are most appropriate and develop algorithms and code quality software
- Work closely with Component Hardware team members to select or understand the autonomy hardware
- Use knowledge of complex, existing external automation solutions and algorithms to determine appropriateness
- Conduct strong quality focus through unit testing of the developed code
- Communicate technical status updates, subsystem reviews, and support teams and testing staff in multiple geographic locations
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.