Software Engineer

Duties and responsibilities

• Builds operating systems from available software frameworks
• Customizes operating systems for product-specific roles
• Provides evaluation of hardware for operating system utilization
• Provides customization of operating system for specific hardware utilization
• Designs software components in operating system specialization
• Implements software components in operating system specialization
• Maintains software components in operating system specialization, including testing and validation
• Designs and implements back office infrastructure techniques
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Education / Training

• Bachelor’s degree in IT-related field with specialization as a software developer with functional cross domain skills in working with hardware engineering

Qualifications And Experience

• 7+ years of experience as a cross-discipline generalist
• Capable of designing and implementing software, utilizing best practices
• Cross-discipline familiarity with embedded devices of different architectures and hardware specifics, ability to work with associated software and lab-based tools to facilitate completion of tasks
• Ability to mentor team members with current best practices in areas of software development with focus on security aspects
• Ability to work with hardware schematics and data sheets to understand impacts to software
• Understanding of security compliance issues
• Ability to work with stakeholders on appropriate designs and implementation details
• Excellent organizational, technical leadership and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and support assertions with data
• Ability to make decisions based on facts
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of team environment
• Strong customer interaction skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

Essential And Physical Activities

• Functions: Position typically involves work in a standard office environment
• Motion: Position regularly requires standard repetitive motions and hand/eye coordination associated with office communications
• Vision/Hearing Requirements: Occasional verbal communications, including both talking and hearing
• Work Environment: Position is consistent with standard office environment
• Caterpillar Confidential Green Caterpillar: (Non-Confidential)
• Emotional Demands: High level of responsibility; high sense of urgency. Ability to multitask and coordinate multiple issues simultaneously. Requires ability to coordinate work of a team to accomplish mission success
• Safety: Position includes safety requirements consistent primarily with a standard office environment

Benefits

• Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance, and experience.
• Competitive Salary
• 401(k) plan with up to 6% company match (no waiting period with immediate vesting)
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Accident, Critical Care, and Hospital Insurance available along with an HDHP and HSA with seed money
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Education Assistance Program
• Employee Recognition Programs
• Site specific Production and Incentive Plans
• Site specific Step and Skill Level Wage Adjustment Plans
• Site Specific Relocation and Sign-on Bonus Programs
• Benefits eligibility varies by job position, full-time/part-time and regular/temporary status.
• The provisions of the plan documents control such benefits.
• EEO
• Progress Rail is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.