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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.\nThis role contributes to the design, integration, validation, and delivery of Driver Safety System capabilities at Caterpillar. The Integration Engineer leads system-level integration activities that connect safety technologies with software, hardware, machine controls, sensors, autonomy middleware, and operational workflows into reliable customer-ready solutions. Operating with a high degree of collaboration and technical ownership, this role applies systems engineering, software architecture, and product validation expertise to align requirements, interfaces, implementation, testing, and release readiness across teams and platforms.\nWhat You Will Do:\nDefine, decompose, and manage system-level requirements, interfaces, and integration scope across complex safety and site technology programs.\nLead or support system integration, validation, verification, test review, test witnessing, and release readiness activities for software, hardware, and robotic systems.\nDesign and align system architectures for interfacing autonomy middleware, machine control hardware, sensors, safety systems, and other autonomy-related devices.\nCollaborate across software, hardware, machine, site, safety, and partner teams to ensure architecture intent, implementation, and verification remain aligned.\nConsult on integration issues between robotic software, existing infrastructure components, machine platforms, and customer-facing products.\nCommunicate requirements, technical risk, system readiness, trade-offs, and delivery status to stakeholders and partner teams.\nApply new technologies and engineering judgment to improve autonomy, robotics, and safety technology capabilities while balancing time, cost, quality, and risk.\nDocument system architecture, design decisions, interface expectations, I/O requirements, validation strategy, and success criteria\nWhat You Have:\nSystems Integration and Engineering Experience: Demonstrated experience developing, decomposing, and managing system requirements, interfaces, integration strategies, and validation plans across complex, multi-team or multi-product environments. Proven ability to connect software, hardware, machine controls, sensors, and operational workflows into scalable system solutions.\nSoftware Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design and architecture; ability to convert market, customer, and system requirements into practical software and system designs. Experience facilitating design reviews, evaluating architecture alternatives, and analyzing trade-offs.\nSoftware Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle practices; ability to use structured methods for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products from concept through release.\nSoftware Product Testing: Knowledge of software product testing, verification, and validation; ability to design, plan, and execute test strategies that confirm product quality and adherence to stated requirements.\nTechnical Excellence: Knowledge of relevant autonomy, robotics, embedded, software, and system technologies; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.\nTechnical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve issues across hardware, software, applications, and operations.\nEffective Communications: Ability to clearly transmit, receive, and interpret ideas, information, requirements, risks, and technical concepts using communication behaviors appropriate to the audience.\nManaging Multiple Priorities: Ability to manage concurrent objectives, projects, groups, and activities while making effective judgments about prioritization and time allocation.\nEducation Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field - or commensurate industry experience.\nConsideration for Top Candidates:\nProven experience as a Systems Engineer, Integration Engineer, or technical lead on software, hardware, robotics, autonomy, or embedded product development programs.\nExperience developing system requirements and supporting integration, validation, field testing, HIL testing, ground support, or product release activities.\nExperience designing or integrating autonomy middleware, onboard applications, machine control hardware, I/O interfaces, sensors, radar, camera systems, or safety technologies.\nAbility to lead multiple complex projects, coordinate partner teams, manage technical deliverables, and make architecture or integration trade-offs.\nKnowledge of functional safety, Safety of the Intended Functionality (SOTIF), collision mitigation, robotics, autonomous vehicles, or safety-critical systems preferred.\nExperience with Caterpillar products, site autonomy platforms, construction, mining, heavy machinery, or automotive industries preferred.\nExperience with Loaders, Haul Trucks, Dozers, Shovels, or other machine platforms preferred.\nProven ability to mentor or influence engineers and communicate complex technical concepts in clear, actionable terms.\nAdditional Information:\nThis position requires the candidate to work full-time in Irving, TX.\nRelocation assistance is available for this position\nVisa sponsorship is available with this position.\nThis position will require up to 50% travel. \n#LI\nSummary Pay Range:\n$128,470.00 - $208,770.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-relatedknowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.\nBenefits:\nSubject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.\nMedical, dental, and vision benefits*\n\nPaid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*\n\n401(k) savings plans*\n\nHealth Savings Account (HSA)*\n\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*\n\nHealth Lifestyle Programs*\n\nEmployee Assistance Program*\n\nVoluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*\n\nCareer Development*\n\nIncentive bonus*\n\nDisability benefits\n\nLife Insurance\n\nParental leave\n\nAdoption benefits\n\nTuition Reimbursement\n\n* These benefits also apply to part-time employees\nThis position requires working onsite five days a week.Relocation is available for this position.Visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants.Posting Dates:\nOctober 9, 2026 - November 1, 2026Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.\nCaterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. 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