Reserach Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.

Onsite
Strong technical and interpersonal skills
Fast learning and frequent re-evaluation
Knowledge of best practices
As a Research Engineer in the New Technology team, you will work on new ideas and technologies, de-risking them and evaluating their suitability for production applications

Job Summary

  • As a Research Engineer in the New Technology team, you will work on new ideas and technologies, de-risking them and evaluating their suitability for production applications.
  • This work requires strong technical and interpersonal skills and applies a mindset that values fast learning and frequent re-evaluation of the suitability of concepts to the customer problem.
  • The CTCT division (a joint venture between Trimble and Caterpillar) develops positioning and control products for earthmoving and paving machines in the construction and mining industries, using technologies such as GPS, optical total stations, lasers and sonics.

Matching Summary

As a Research Engineer in the New Technology team, you will work on new ideas and technologies, de-risking them and evaluating their suitability for production applications.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • strong technical and interpersonal skills
  • fast learning and frequent re-evaluation
  • knowledge of best practices
  • software development experience
  • mathematics and geometry knowledge

Nice-to-have

  • drive and passion for innovation
  • curiosity and willingness to learn
  • collaborative interaction style
  • self-awareness

Key Requirements

  • Minimum five years of experience in software development
  • Relevant tertiary qualification in computer science, engineering, mathematics, mechatronics or equivalent
  • Experience with Matlab, C++ and Python is an advantage
  • Exposure to scaled agile environments is an advantage
  • Working onsite five days a week

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