Job Description
Job Title - Network Engineer 3 Requisition ID: 77301 -1 Location: IL-Mossville-Tech Center Building A Duration: 24 months Position's Contributions to Work Group: - Role will focus on wireless network support for Caterpillar autonomous and remote-control applications. Technologies could range from wifi to both private LTE & private 5G cellular. This role will work at our Tucson Proving Grounds and Tinaja Hills Training Center and will focus on day-to-day support of wireless technologies that support Caterpillar autonomous and remote-control machines.
Education & Experience Required: Years of experience: 5-years of experience.
- Degree requirement: High School Diploma or GED Required. Will accept a Master's degree.
- Do you accept internships as job experience: No
- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, electrical Engineering.
Top 3 Skills - Configuration and troubleshooting of outdoor wireless experience desired (deeper experience than cellular drive testing)
- Should have a good understanding of Wireshark and packet capture analysis
- Should understand Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum
Additional Technical Skills (Required)
- 5-7 years of route/switch core network experience
- Should have a good understanding of Wireshark and packet capture analysis
- Should understand Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum
- Configuration and troubleshooting of outdoor wireless experience desired (deeper experience than cellular drive testing)
- Linux experience is nice to have
(Desired)
- Cisco Wireless Lan Controller experience desired
- Mechanical capability is desired (installing outdoor access points on solar trailers, working with tools, etc.)
- Experience with autonomous or remote-control system is a plus
Soft Skills (Required)
- Ability to communicate effectively within the team and outside of Caterpillar (customers and vendors)
- Ability to work independently and with a team
Typical task breakdown: - This group works primarily at a test track where we do outdoor wireless drive testing in pickup trucks. It's a mix of office and outdoor testing and working with wireless OEM's to test and tune their products to meet our application needs. We also support some of our end customers to help troubleshoot issues as needed.
Interaction with team: - Working closely with the group of engineers
Team Structure - Reporting into the work director and technical lead. 8-10 team members in the Peoria area, 5 outside of Peoria.
Work environment :
Onsite at the proving grounds. Working around heavy equipment.
Disqualifiers/Red Flags/Overqualifications :
Job Tags
Work at office, Remote work