Autonomy Engineering Specialist

Role Overview

• Solve challenging problems for mobile off-road machines.
• Participate in design and development of high-quality software and algorithms to solve our customer needs.
• Document architecture specifications, software design, verification plans, test cases, operating procedures, and safety procedures.
• Work with application teams to collect and analyze data on customer experience with robotic and manned platforms.
• Use appropriate tools to debug, test and maintain software and assist in the verification and validation process.

Requirements

• Requires a degree or multiple degrees in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field
• Have a working knowledge of mobile robotics for autonomy or advanced operator assist systems
• This includes a working knowledge of computer vision, machine learning and deep learning techniques and familiarity with lidar, radar and cameras as sensors.
• Design, write, test and review autonomy and advanced operator assist software
• Proven ability to work independently and within a team
• Have extensive experience of the Agile software development life cycle, the C++ and Python programming languages
• Azure DevOps or Jira for project management and work item tracking
• Standard software development tools (CMake, Git, SonarQube, Docker, GoogleTest, Artifactory) used in development of mobile robot software systems.
• Have a working knowledge of cloud compute and storage tools, AWS EC2, S3, and Batch
• Have experience with ROS or Caterpillar’s Autonomous Infrastructure Software (AIS), OpenCV, Tensorflow/PyTorch, and code development tools.
• Extensive experience participating in efforts to develop, integrate, or test complex autonomy systems that meet prioritized requirements and time frame constraints for autonomous machine programs focusing on machine safety and productivity.
• Ability to solve complex issues spanning multiple subsystems.
• Have extensive experience in autonomy for mobile robotics with the following: Experience solving challenging problems in autonomy and operator assist systems

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Docker
• EC2
• Python
• PyTorch
• SDLC
• Tensorflow

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