Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Engineering

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Advanced Power Technologies (APT) defines and delivers Caterpillar’s next generation of power system technologies. The organization leads product strategy, long term technology roadmaps, and lifecycle leadership for advanced power, electrification, electronic controls, software, and energy solutions across the entire range of Power and Energy applications.

APT integrates hardware, software, and digital services to deliver scalable, reliable, and future‑ready power solutions. Partnering closely with product groups, engineering, and global delivery teams, APT balances near‑term business execution with long‑term technology leadership—enabling best in class electronics quality, fast response to market changes, differentiated customer value through vertical integration, improved uptime, and sustainable power systems across Caterpillar’s Power and Energy product portfolio.

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Caterpillar, you will develop embedded software for electronics control systems supporting diesel engine programs. Areas of responsibility include configuration, integration, build and testing of embedded software on diesel engine systems; testing software for embedded electronic control systems includes requirements development and verification of software in a bench environment as well as troubleshooting software or system defects.

This role requires experience in embedded systems, real‑time software development, controls integration, and software lifecycle processes. The successful candidate will collaborate with systems and controls engineers driving the delivery of high‑quality, production‑ready software.

• Perform Software requirements analysis to support the development of embedded software features.
• Collaborate with controls engineers to integrate algorithms developed in MATLAB®/Simulink®.
• Perform software configuration and building of flash files.
• Define and develop software in the loop test scripts.
• Set‑up and configuration of test bench hardware & software.

• Integrate software components, libraries, and auto‑generated code into deployable software images and flash files.
• Configure and manage software builds using embedded development tool chains.
• Integrate calibration, configuration, and parameter datasets into embedded control applications.
• Support software deployment to target hardware platforms and production ECUs.

• Develop comprehensive software test plans, validation procedures, and verification strategies.
• Execute software unit, integration, system, and regression testing.
• Support Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), and Model-in-the-Loop (MIL) testing activities.
• Analyze test results and implement corrective actions as required.
• Verify compliance with functional, performance, and safety requirements.

• Identify, investigate, and resolve complex software defects and system integration issues.
• Perform root cause analysis of software, controls, and system‑level failures.
• Utilize debugging and diagnostic tools to troubleshoot embedded applications.
• Support field issue resolution and continuous…