Embedded System Team Lead at CATERPILLAR ASIA PTE LTD

Wuxi, Jiangsu, China -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

04 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Embedded Systems, Software Development, Testing, Debugging, Cybersecurity, Collaboration, Analytical Thinking, Effective Communication, Teamwork, Technical Excellence, Software Design, Requirements Analysis, Technical Troubleshooting, Programming Languages, System Integration, Network Technology, Wireless Technology

Industry

Machinery Manufacturing

Description

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. Role Definition As an embedded system team lead, you will lead a team to develop embedded system & software for electronics control systems supporting machine & machine system programs. Areas of responsibility include configuration, integration, build and testing of embedded systems on machine and engine systems; testing software for embedded electronic control systems includes requirements development and verification of software in a bench environment as well as troubleshooting software or system defects. Responsibilities • Gathering and analyzing user/client requirements to create the software requirements specification (SRS) document. • Writing and implementing source codes of embedded systems and enhancing code samples of existing systems. • Testing and debugging embedded system software using different tools/methods available to improve code quality and optimize system performance. • Collaborating with other teams to provide post production support. • Embedded product cybersecurity requirements and development. • Collaborating with global teams to extend China team business, and lead team to grow skills. • Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum. Degree Requirement Degree required Skill Descriptors Analytical Thinking: 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. Level Extensive Experience: • Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances. • Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation. • Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research. • Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action. • Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts. • Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation. Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Level Extensive Experience: • Reviews others' writing or presentations and provides feedback and coaching. • Adapts documents and presentations for the intended audience. • Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position. • Communicates well downward, upward, and outward. • Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement. • Maintains focus on the topic at hand. Teamwork: Knowledge of the necessity and value of teamwork; experience with; ability to work cooperatively towards shared goals and being supportive of others at all levels. Level Expert: • Promotes and focuses on team goals and accomplishments, collaboration, shared leadership and credit. • Influences the process of determining team strategy and policy. • Works with globally dispersed teams to mitigate cultural and geographical complexities of virtual organizations. • Maintains own and team's high levels of enthusiasm and energy under difficult or adverse situation. • Champions the value of teams in accomplishing organizational goals. • Evaluates individual and team effectiveness; recommends or makes improvements. Technical Excellence: Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges. Detail technical capability requirements: knowledge of communication protocols, network technology, understand embedded hardware architecture and platforms, capable of embedded software programming, familiar multiple programing languages, such as C/C++, Python, good knowledge of onboard products, such as A5, A6, PL243, PL641, PLCN1 etc, understand 4G&5G wireless technology, understand GNSS system, good knowledge of embedded software architecture and system integration, and familiar embedded software development tools chain. Level Extensive Experience: • Advises others on the assessment and provision of all technical solutions. • Engages appropriate subject matter resources to effectively resolve technical issues. • Mentors others to enhance their technical competence and its application to achieve more effective technical solutions. • Coaches others in promoting, defining, analyzing, and providing superior technical solutions to business problems. • Provides effective solutions to moderate technical challenges through strong technical competence, effectively examining implications of events and issues. • Assumes accountability for personal technical performance and holds others responsible for theirs. Producing Results: Understanding of the criticality of getting things done in spite of current circumstances and the ability to utilize assigned resources and leverage back-channel resources (individuals or teams) to achieve or exceed planned outcomes. Level Extensive Experience: • Ensures time, resources, energy, and actions are focused on priorities that matter to the business. • Reliably meets all team commitments, quotas, and goals. • Communicates a strong sense of urgency about solving problems and getting work done. • Makes effective use of resources not under own direct control. • Rarely repeats mistakes; learns and adapts from prior errors. • Takes risks in improving products and services while holding self and others accountable. Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design. Level Extensive Experience: • Demonstrates experience with the architecture and design of major or multiple products. • Describes major software architecture alternatives and considerations. • Explains design considerations for commercial database systems, operating systems and web. • Displays experience in estimating the cost of a specific design of a proposed product. • Facilitates design reviews and walkthroughs. • Analyzes benefits and drawbacks of specific software designs and architecture. Requirements Analysis: 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. Level Extensive Experience: • Plays an active or leading role in recording and storing requirement documents in various forms. • Ensures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage. • Supervises the advanced use of requirements analysis tools and services, including prototyping and use cases. • Produces detailed functional and information requirements models and documentation. • Trains others on requirements walkthroughs and quality reviews. • Utilizes automated diagramming tools to ensure traceability of requirements. Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application or operation. Level Extensive Experience: • Emphasizes the business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution so that problems can be avoided in the future. • Creates trouble reports for all issues found and reviews solutions for completeness and correctness. • Directs the resolution of communications problems in multi-vendor environments. • Resolves a variety of hardware, software, and communications malfunctions. • Coaches others on advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems. • Facilitates the distribution of releases reports and correction packages to departments or clients. This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of “essential job functions” as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Posting Dates: January 4, 2026 - January 22, 2026 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community. There’s more to work at Caterpillar than just the work itself. We hire smart, friendly people and it shows in our culture. We hold ourselves to high standards and make sure our values of integrity, excellence, teamwork, commitment and sustainability come to life in the way we work. We make sure our employees feel continuously challenged while also supported. We provide professional growth opportunities, including leadership programs. We celebrate the diversity of our team, while also working together as one Caterpillar. Our culture, like everything at our company, is made possible by each employee’s contribution. Person by person, we create the environment we work in, and we are proud of the Caterpillar we’ve built.

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Responsibilities

Lead a team to develop embedded systems and software for electronics control systems. Responsibilities include configuration, integration, testing, and troubleshooting of embedded systems.