Autonomy Team Leader - QA

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.

Definition Assists in the design, definition, development, and test of the robotics software development; collaborates with senior engineers to ensure that internal and external clients' needs are met. Responsibilities • Collecting and researching data on customer experience with robotic platforms; preparing reports for management. • Documenting architecture specifications, software design description, verification plans, test cases, operating procedures, and safety procedures. • Utilizing appropriate tools to debug, test and maintain software and hardware systems of robotic tools; assisting in the verification and validation process. • Participating in design and development of application software and algorithms for robotic platforms. • Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum. Degree Requirement Degree required Skill Descriptors Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the organization's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply industry knowledge appropriately to diverse situations. Level Extensive Experience: • Educates others on own organization in terms of the industry - its market position, niche (if any), etc.. • Compares and contrasts the latest developments and emerging issues in the industry. • Raises coworkers' awareness of industry standards, practices and guidelines. • Assesses how regulatory and reporting requirements apply to own organization. • Explains the development of industry segments - trends, consequences, key issues. • Discusses industry-specific cycles and associated considerations. Problem Solving: 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 situations. Level Extensive Experience: • Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort. • Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts. • Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate. • Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes. • Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies. • Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems. Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace. Level Extensive Experience: • Explains how to use multiple, vendor-provided or in-house structured methodologies. • Describes tasks, tools and practices for converting software product requirements into a design. • Demonstrates experience with all phases and deliverables of the product development methodology. • Implements the generic functions, features and facilities of modern structured methods. • Explores and evaluates major structured methodologies available in the marketplace. • Consults on effective application of structured product development methodologies. Software Product Testing: Knowledge of software product testing; ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure software product quality and adherence to stated requirements. Level Extensive Experience: • Has