Your Title : System Design Engineer
Job Location : Christchurch, NZ
Our Department : Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies (CTCT)
Are you looking for a role where you can spearhead the design, development, and maintenance of cutting-edge firmware and hardware for top-tier technology?
Join us and make an impact identifying and delivering disruptive cutting-edge technologies!
What You Will Do
As a System Design Engineer within CTCT, you will play a vital role in the team, taking responsibility for the specification, design, and documentation of future machine control systems for earthmoving and paving machines (excavators, bulldozers, graders, etc.
You'll work with marketing, multi-discipline engineering teams, and machine OEMs, to ensure we develop innovative, high-quality products.
You will utilise your detailed knowledge of practical applications of electrical, software, and mechanical engineering skills to lay out system architecture and the systems that are dependent on them.
In addition to your broad-ranging technical skills, you will have excellent interpersonal skills to work within ambiguous situations, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to define and develop products, and help transform requirements into product strategy and technical direction, including sometimes serving as the technical lead in engineering teams (leading through influence).
In this role, you will :
Create earthmoving and paving machine control system designs
Work with other system engineering team members in the creation and application of system architectures
Specify system devices appropriate for their intended applications
Define communication interfaces including electrical implementation, bus loading analyses, and messaging protocols
Define machine control networks including layout, system usage, security, and messaging
Create harness and cable schematics describing connectivity between system devices
Provide technical input for grade control system verification testing
Generate and maintain professional-grade design documentation.
What you'll bring?
Along with being a team player, with strong work prioritisation skills and a collaborative communication and working style, you will also need to have the following :
Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of experience working in embedded product development
Strong electronics background; capable of understanding and preparing system diagrams and schematics
Ability to turn market requirements into engineering specifications and other product development documentation
Experience in debugging and troubleshooting skills
Knowledge of hardware and software product development processes and tools
Experience designing and interfacing with vehicular communication and control systems.
About Your Location
Based at Trimble's NZ headquarters in Christchurch, enjoy free parking, an onsite gym, an active social club, and a great team environment where people love working with leading technology solutions.
At Trimble, you'll find the inspiration and opportunity to be yourself and thrive. The global community of Team Trimble, including more than 400 people in New Zealand, is passionate about bringing new ideas and innovations to life and building a better, more sustainable future.
Please Note : Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in New Zealand will be considered.
About Our CTCT Division
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.
The products are used in a range of applications where the operator of the machine benefits from having accurate horizontal and vertical guidance.
For more information on currently developed products, see
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