Controls Systems Engineering Specialist

Career Area: Engineering Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. About IDES: Caterpillar's Integrated Drivetrain Energy Solutions (IDES) Division delivers advanced electrified powertrain and zero-emissions products, technologies, solutions, and services. Focus areas include batteries, motors, inverters, microgrid controllers, charging, energy storage systems, lifecycle management and the integration of components into ePowertrain solutions across multiple industries. We are building and scaling the next generation of technologies, products, and services to help customers build a better, more sustainable world by solving their toughest challenges. Self-motivated, team-oriented individuals who demonstrate sound judgment, emotional intelligence and openness to discovery will thrive in this environment.

The Controls Engineering Specialist position provides technical leadership in the development of advanced machine ePowertrain control systems, leading controls architecture, software, and feature development from concept through field implementation. This role is responsible for translating machine and business objectives into scalable technical software solutions, driving program execution across the product development lifecycle, and guiding cross-functional teams through complex technical challenges. The successful candidate will thrive in environments with evolving requirements, leverage data-driven decision making, and deliver innovative, high-quality solutions that influence current and future machine platforms.

Develop control strategies, software, requirements, algorithms, and scalable architectures that support current and future battery, diesel electric, and hybrid machine platforms. Lead the architecture, design, development, integration, and validation of advanced machine control systems from concept through field implementation. Drive control system development through simulation, laboratory validation, machine testing, and field learning to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions. Collect and analyze system data to identify opportunities, validate software, diagnose issues, and guide technical decisions. Lead cross-functional teams through complex technical challenges, mentor engineers, and operate effectively in environments with evolving requirements, ambiguity, and continuous discovery. What you have: Degree Requirement: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering or related curriculum. Embedded Systems: Extensive experience and knowledge of embedded systems and their applications; ability to develop embedded systems with varying levels of complexity to control the operations of the machine it is embedded within.

Analysis: Extensive experience and knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project. Analytical Thinking: Extensive experience and knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems. Problem Solving: Extensive experience and knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse