Senior Autonomy Validation Specialist / Spécialiste senior de la validation de l’autonomie

Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
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.
Cat Technology collaborates with partners across the Caterpillar enterprise to advance technologies including autonomy and automation, which helps enhance site safety, productivity and efficiency across customer operations worldwide. Cat Technology also owns enterprise-wide initiatives in innovation, research and development, manufacturing automation and advanced materials, ensuring Caterpillar continues to lead the industry in technological excellence and engineering innovation.
As the Senior Autonomy Validation Specialist, you will develop, test, and troubleshoot software systems used for autonomy drill machines. This generally includes onboard system validation work that integrates with current machine systems and includes the autonomy sub-system areas of Planning, Perception, and Positioning technologies, as well as infrastructure areas supporting the development of these sub-systems (calibration, simulation, analytics). You will work closely with the autonomy software developers and strategist roles to translate complex program or subsystem requirements into actional development efforts and support the evaluation and development of validation plans.
Additional Information:
Location: Laval, QC (Canada)
Required Travel: Up to 10% (International)
Relocation Assistance Offered: None
Canada Work Authorization Sponsorship Offered: None
This position requires the selected individual to work onsite at the Laval, QC office.
What You Will Do:
Maintain a strong quality focus through thorough test planning and execution.
Ensure clear, thorough documentation and effective communication of issues.
Perform advanced data analysis and systems analysis to troubleshoot complex issues from test or customer sites.
Analyze test-site data to help improve overall system performance.
Provide technical leadership and support the onboarding and training of new staff members as needed.
Communicate effectively during technical status updates and test plan reviews.
Collaborate closely with autonomy validation engineers, support teams, and product support groups.
Other duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time-to-time.
What You Have (Basic Requirements):
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Software, Computer) or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
Fluency in English and French (both written and spoken) is preferred to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders and ensure accurate interpretation of information.
Industry Knowledge: Knowledge of the organization's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters; ability to apply industry knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Software Development Lifecycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.
Software Product Testing: Knowledge of software product testing; ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure software product quality and adherence to stated requirements.
Application Development Tools: Knowledge of application and system development; ability to utilize a variety of specific tools and toolkits for developing applications.
Artificial Intelligence: Knowledge of the concepts, technologies and methodologies of artificial intelligence (AI); ability to develop, implement and/or apply artificial intelligence products and services in specific industry domain to achieve business goals.
Programming: Knowledge of relevant programming languages and tools; ability to test, write, design, debug, troubleshoot and maintain source codes and computer programs.
Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application or operation.
What Will Set You Apart (Preferred Qualifications):
Previous experience in development, test, or validation of complex systems.
Previous experience in production validation in an Agile environment.
Previous experience in GPS positioning, Wi-Fi, TCP/IP, UDP/IP, SSL.
Previous experience with CAN/J1939 protocols.
Previous experience with Linux operating systems.
Previous experience using scripting languages (e.g., Python).
What You Will Get:
Through it all, we are one team – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition. Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience and why It's More Than a Job, it's a Career at Caterpillar.
About Caterpillar:
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
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Votre travail façonne le monde chez Caterpillar Inc.
En rejoignant Caterpillar, vous intégrez une équipe mondiale qui se soucie non seulement du travail accompli, mais aussi les uns des autres. Nous sommes les créateurs, les solutionneurs de problèmes et les bâtisseurs du futur, œuvrant à créer des communautés plus fortes et plus durables. Chez nous, le progrès et l’innovation ne sont pas que des mots — nous les concrétisons, avec nos clients, là où nous vivons et travaillons. Ensemble, nous construisons un monde meilleur, pour que chacun puisse en profiter.
Cat Technology collabore avec des partenaires à travers l’entreprise Caterpillar pour faire progresser des technologies telles que l’autonomie et l’automatisation, améliorant ainsi la sécurité, la productivité et l’efficacité des opérations de nos clients dans le monde entier. Cat Technology est également responsable des initiatives d’innovation à l’échelle de l’entreprise, de la recherche et du développement, de l’automatisation de la fabrication et des matériaux avancés, garantissant que Caterpillar reste à la pointe de l’excellence technologique et de l’innovation en ingénierie.
En tant que Spécialiste senior de la validation de l’autonomie, vous développerez, testerez et dépannerez des systèmes logiciels utilisés pour des foreuses autonomes. Cela comprend généralement des travaux de validation des systèmes embarqués qui s’intègrent aux systèmes actuels des machines et couvrent les sous-systèmes d’autonomie liés aux technologies de planification, de perception et de positionnement, ainsi que les domaines d’infrastructure soutenant le développement de ces sous-systèmes (calibration, simulation, analytique). Vous travaillerez en étroite collaboration avec les développeurs de logiciels d’autonomie et les stratèges afin de traduire des exigences complexes relatives aux programmes ou aux sous-systèmes en efforts de développement concrets, et de soutenir l’évaluation et l’élaboration de plans de validation.
Informations supplémentaires:
Lieu: Laval, QC (Canada)
Déplacements requis: Jusqu’à 10% (internationale)
Aide à la relocalisation: Aucune
Parrainage pour l’autorisation de travail au Canada: Aucun
Ce poste exige que la personne sélectionnée travaille sur site au bureau de Laval, QC.
Ce que vous ferez:
Maintenir une forte attention à la qualité grâce à une planification et une exécution rigoureuses des essais.
Assurer une documen