Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer 5

Duration: 18 months contract with possible extension

Location:

875 W. Cushing Street, Tucson, AZ, 85745 – Onsite role

C2C Rate: $75-$80/Hr.

Client:
Caterpillar

Visa:
No Visa Restrictions

Relocation:
Fine with Relocation Candidates

Position's Contributions to Work Group:

This is a highly technical leadership role that is required to be co-located with MTES, PVS organization and Proving Grounds. Leading close collaboration efforts with various teams and participating in testing at Proving Grounds are critical. Position plays a key role in improving R&E efficiency for Caterpillar organization by driving synergies between base machine development and Autonomous development. Will work on multiple NPI programs with multi-year outlook to develop efficient validation plans.

A Senior Test Engineer Retiree or a Senior Performance/Controls/VPD Engineer Retiree would be a good fit for the role.

Candidate Value Proposition:

• Why Caterpillar? "Whether it be ground-breaking products, best in class solutions or a lifelong career, you can build what matters to you h 150 locations in countries around the world, what you create at Caterpillar travels and helps people around the world. You can collaborate with the best minds in the industry, complete meaningful work and continuously grow and develop through our various opportunities.

Here, you can do the work that matters."

Why this Role?

- Work at Machine (L6) level and gain high visibility across the organization

- Cross functional / working across the matrix opportunity – Will work with Autonomous product team, LMT product team, Proving Grounds testing facility and Cat Technology teams.

- Opportunity to work end-to-end controls development and optimization – Requirements development through proving ground and field validation

- Work in Rigid Frame Trucks Performance and Controls engineering team along side machine & application experts.

Typical task breakdown:

- Work with various L6-L8 teams to understand configuration variations and developing detailed strategic test plans to minimize repetition of tests on multiple machines as well as repetition of tests

- Understand the current TPG testing/tuning activities and develop clear requirements for VPD, SIL and HIL with the objective to reduce/eliminate the TPG testing/tuning activities for multiple in-progress/future programs

- Participate in validation workshops for AHS as well as base machine programs and provide data collection requirements for model correlation

- Support controls and software validation activities for various programs as needed

Interaction with team:

- working with other business units within CAT and internal teams.

Team Structure:

- 3-5 member team

Education & Experience

Required:

- Years of experience:
Minimum 5-7 years in this capacity is a must

- Previous CAT experience is highly preferred

- Degree requirement:
Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree in Engineering, Physics, CS or related field

- Do you accept internships as job experience:
Yes

- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role:
No

Top 3

Skills:

- Controls software development and/or testing experience

- Machine/Vehicle level engineering experience, preferably in machine performance, controls, testing or simulation areas (one or more)

- Familiarity with Mining Trucks operation and the application

Additional Technical

Skills:

(Required)

- Experience with machine controls, software, testing and simulation methods

(Desired)

- Caterpillar Large Mining Trucks and Off Highway trucks knowledge. Preferably at machine level or system integration level.

- Expertise / Understanding of machine performance, controls and software development

- Some expertise in Caterpillar Dynasty tool

- Some understanding of truck applications

- Some understanding of Autonomous operations

Soft Skills:

(Required)

- Excellent project management skills

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Pro-active problem solver

Disqualifiers/Red Flags/Overqualifications:

- No bachelors degree is an automatic DQ