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Embedded Software Engineer（Linux in Others

Caterpillar
Full time
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09/24/2026
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Wuxi, China

Responsibilities

Design, implement, integrate, and maintain OTA and OTW upgrade solutions for Linux and MCU platforms.
Develop secure upgrade workflows covering package creation, validation, signing, installation, rollback, and status management.
Optimize upgrade transmission, resume, retry, and exception-recovery mechanisms to improve reliability.
Manage upgrade package versions, release processes, lifecycle management, compatibility, and rollback across versions.
Diagnose upgrade issues in production and laboratory environments and identify root causes.
Collaborate with hardware, platform, application, testing, quality, product, and field-support teams to integrate and deploy upgrade functionality.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, automation, or a related field.
At least 5 years of embedded software development experience.
Proficiency in C and C++ with development experience on Linux and MCU platforms.
Practical engineering experience with OTA and OTW upgrades.
Understanding of software distribution, upgrade package formats, signature verification, security validation, and rollback strategies.
Embedded-system debugging experience using logs, serial interfaces, packet capture, and version analysis.
Strong cross-team communication, documentation, and problem-analysis skills, including the ability to produce design documents, test plans, and failure reviews.

Benefits

Posting dates are September 23, 2026 through October 15, 2026.
Caterpillar is an equal opportunity employer.

Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. designs, manufactures, and services construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives for infrastructure, resource, and energy customers. The public company, founded in 1925 and headquartered in Irving, Tex...

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