Job Information
Caterpillar, Inc. Embedded Software Engineer in Wuxi, China
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.
Job Summary:
As an Embedded System and Software Engineer at Caterpillar, you will develop embedded system and software supporting machine programs. Areas of responsibility include developing, designing, implementing and testing system and software, requirements development and verification of system in a bench environment as well as troubleshooting system or software defects. We have a fabulous team that does some of the most exciting work at Caterpillar, and we can’t wait for you to join the team!!
What You Will Do:
• Gathering and analyzing user/client requirements to create the software requirements specification (SRS)
• Writing and implementing the source codes of embedded systems and enhancing code samples of existing
systems.
• Test plan creation, execution, and documentation
• Set-up and configuration of test bench hardware, harnessing
• Testing and debugging using different tools/methods available to improve code
• Customer support for system and software troubleshooting in the lab, factory, and field.
Education requirement:
• Requires a master or above degree in an accredited Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Communication Engineering.
What skills you will have:
Technical Excellence:
• Develops a deep working knowledge of embedded system such as display operation and application features.
• Provides effective technical solutions to routine functional challenges
• Effectively performs the technical job aspects, continuously building knowledge and keeping up to date
• Applies technical operating and project standards based on achieving excellence in delivered products, technologies and services.
• Applies current procedures and technologies to help resolve technical issues in one's general area of technical competence.
• Helps others solve technical or procedural problems or issues.
• Actively study new technology related with AI, Automation and apply them in actual
Software Development:
• Utilizes proper tools and processes to integrate and configure the system and software.
• Can Develop software by using C/C++, Python, typescripts or other programming languages.
• Be familiar with embedded system and software development on Linux, freeRTOS
Requirements Analysis:
• Follows policies, practices, and standards for determining functional and informational requirements.
• Confirms deliverables associated with requirements analysis.
• Communicates with customers and users to elicit and gather client requirements.
• Participate in the preparation of detailed documentation and requirements.
System Testing
• Documents the standard processes and procedures involved in system testing
• Develops and execute system test plans.
• Uses tools such as CANoe, Peakcan, Caterpillar Electronic Technician, or debugger to define meaningful data patterns.
• Identifies common errors that occur in standard system testing activities
• Executes test cases, analyzes test results and reports on findings regularly.
• Participates in the testing of a system's ability to recover from hardware or software failures.
Technical Troubleshooting:
• Discovers, analyzes, and resolves hardware, software or application problems identified on test benches, lab, proving ground, field, and factory.
• Works with vendor-specific diagnostic guides, tools and utilities.
• Analyzes requirements, logs, current systems and software as part of advanced troubleshooting.
• Records and reports specific technical problems, solving processes and tools that have been used.
Experience：
• More than 3 years related experience
Additional Information:
The location for this position is Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Posting Dates:
February 26, 2026 - March 30, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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