Job Title: System Engineer-2- (Autonomy Systems Engineer Construction Equipment / Machine Integration)
Industry: Construction Equipment / Autonomous Systems / Heavy Machinery
Work Mode: Onsite / Proving Ground / Lab / Office
Work Location: Mosville, IL.
Work Auth: All Visas Accepted (No H1 and No Fake Profiles)
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced **Autonomy Systems Engineer** to support the development and integration of next-generation autonomous construction equipment, including **Articulated Trucks, Hydraulic Excavators, and Wheel Loaders.
The selected candidate will work closely with machine development, autonomy, systems integration, validation, software, and hardware teams to integrate autonomous capabilities into production and prototype machines.
This is a highly hands-on systems engineering role involving **autonomy hardware installation, machine commissioning, CAN/Ethernet diagnostics, sensor integration, electrical troubleshooting, system requirements, validation, and on-machine testing**.
Note: Knowledge of C++ and autonomous software development is beneficial; however, this is **not an embedded software development position**.
Required Education
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited program in:
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Robotics
- Related technical discipline
### Required Qualifications
- Proven experience as a **Systems Engineer** supporting engineering product development.
- Experience integrating **software and hardware systems** for autonomous or advanced vehicle applications.
- Strong understanding of the complete product-development lifecycle, including:
- Requirements analysis
- System architecture
- Design
- Integration
- Testing
- Validation
- Customer rollout
- Production support
- Ability to translate complex customer requirements into achievable **system-level technical requirements**.
- Experience troubleshooting complex hardware, software, electrical, and communication-system issues.
- Strong understanding of onboard electronics and machine electrical systems.
- Knowledge of electrical harnesses, wiring, connectors, sensors, and related machine components.
- Experience working with autonomous-system hardware such as:
- Cameras
- LiDAR
- Radar
- GNSS
- IMU
- Experience integrating and troubleshooting communication protocols including:
- CAN
- Ethernet
- ROS2
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
### Key Responsibilities
- Integrate autonomous-system hardware and software with construction machines.
- Define and decompose customer and product requirements into machine-level and system-level requirements.
- Support development of system architectures for autonomous machine solutions.
- Install and configure autonomy hardware on prototype and test machines.
- Flash software onto machines and validate proper system functionality.
- Perform commissioning of autonomous hardware and related machine systems.
- Support prototype machine builds, upgrades, and engineering modifications.
- Perform live monitoring and analysis of **CAN and Ethernet network traffic**.
- Validate communication, sensor, positioning, and system data.
- Troubleshoot connectivity, electrical, mechanical, and software integration issues.
- Diagnose and resolve:
- Wiring issues
- Harness issues
- Sensor problems
- GNSS / positioning issues
- Network communication issues
- Time synchronization issues
- Data-quality issues
- Lead or support functional testing, system integration, and validation activities.
- Perform hands-on testing in both laboratory and on-machine environments.
- Work directly with machine product-development teams to resolve integration issues.
- Coordinate activities across autonomy, machine, systems, and validation engineering teams.
- Maintain clear documentation of:
- System architecture
- Requirements
- Design decisions
- Test results
- Success criteria
- Technical risks
- Communicate system readiness, technical concerns, and engineering trade-offs to stakeholders.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for autonomous solutions used in surface-loading construction equipment.
### Autonomous Systems Experience
Candidates should have knowledge or experience with autonomous-machine technologies such as:
- Perception systems
- Positioning / Localization
- GNSS
- IMU
- Camera systems
- LiDAR
- Radar
- Machine control
- Autonomous navigation
- Centralized control architectures
- Hardware/software integration
Experience with autonomous systems used in **construction, mining, off-highway, agricultural, robotics, or heavy-equipment environments** is strongly preferred.
### Construction Equipment Experience
Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
- Articulated Dump Trucks
- Hydraulic Excavators
- Wheel Loaders
- Mining equipment
- Construction machinery
- Off-highway vehicles
- Heavy industrial equipment
### Systems Integration & Validation
- Collaborate with systems-integration and validation teams throughout product development.
- Support validation of autonomous hardware and software in both laboratory and real-machine environments.
- Perform issue triage, root-cause analysis, and troubleshooting.
- Work closely with software developers, electrical engineers, controls engineers, test engineers, and machine-development teams.
- Ensure traceability between customer requirements, system requirements, implementation, and validation.
### Communication & Leadership Skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to explain technical concepts and system-design trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to provide evidence-based technical recommendations.
- Ability to influence engineering decisions through technical expertise.
- Strong documentation skills.
- Ability to mentor or provide technical guidance to team members.
- Ability to manage priorities and work independently.
- Strong teamwork and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to communicate project status, risks, readiness, and technical decisions to leadership.
### Work Environment
- Work will be performed in a combination of:
- Office environments
- Engineering laboratories
- Proving grounds
- On or around heavy construction machinery
- Candidates must be comfortable performing hands-on work directly on machines.
- PPE such as **safety glasses, safety shoes, and reflective vests** will be provided.
### Top 3 Required Skills
1. **Autonomy Systems Engineering & Integration** Proven experience integrating hardware and software to deliver autonomous-machine capabilities.
2. **Systems Integration & Validation** Experience supporting system integration, functional testing, validation, troubleshooting, and issue resolution in lab and on-machine environments.
3. **Construction / Heavy Equipment Knowledge** Experience with equipment such as Articulated Dump Trucks, Hydraulic Excavators, Wheel Loaders, or similar heavy machinery.
### Preferred Technical Skills
- Autonomous Systems
- Systems Engineering
- Hardware/Software Integration
- CAN Bus
- Ethernet
- ROS2
- GNSS
- IMU
- LiDAR
- Radar
- Camera Systems
- Machine Controls
- Electrical Schematics
- Harnessing / Wiring
- System Architecture
- Requirements Decomposition
- Functional Validation
- On-Machine Testing
- Root Cause Analysis
- C++ knowledge
- Heavy Equipment / Construction Equipment
- Mining or Off-Highway Equipment
