Senior Autonomy Systems Engineer (AI)

Location: Onsite five days a week in the Peoria, Illinois area, primarily at the Peoria Proving Ground in Washington, Illinois, and the Technical Center in Mossville, Illinois; long-term intent is Dallas (Irving), Texas. Relocation to the United States is available.

Salary: $112,710.00–$183,140.00 per year.

Company

Develops construction machinery, connected assets, autonomy, AI, edge computing, and software solutions for safer and more productive jobsites.

What you will do

• Integrate autonomy solutions with base machines, including excavators, wheel loaders, and articulated trucks.
• Define system architecture and decompose customer requirements into machine-level system requirements.
• Lead or support system integration, functional testing, validation, and on-machine demonstrations.
• Coordinate autonomy development, machine development, and validation teams.
• Triage issues, troubleshoot technical problems, and communicate system readiness and technical risks.
• Document system architecture, design decisions, requirements, and success criteria while serving as a subject matter expert for surface-loading autonomy solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Strong professional experience as a Systems Engineer supporting product development involving software and hardware.
• Experience collaborating with systems integration and validation teams during engineering product development.
• Experience taking production products through design, implementation, customer rollout, and support.
• Ability to decompose complex customer requirements into achievable technical requirements and communicate design tradeoffs to stakeholders.
• Knowledge and experience with autonomous systems and hardware, including cameras, lidar, radar, GNSS, and IMU.
• Knowledge of on-machine electrical systems and practices, including harnessing and wiring.
• Experience integrating autonomy protocols and software, including CAN, Ethernet, and ROS2.
• Strong working knowledge of autonomy ecosystems in mining, construction, or other autonomous control-system architectures.

Nice to have

• Experience in the construction or mining industry.
• Knowledge and experience with wheel loaders, excavators, and/or articulated trucks.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with global, cross-functional teams across physical systems, software, connectivity, autonomy, and AI.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, paid time off, parental and adoption benefits, life and disability insurance.
• 401(k) savings plans, HSA, FSA, incentive bonus, and employee discounts.
• Career development and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Employment is subject to successful completion of a drug screen.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.