Contribute to core system decisions and architectural direction, balancing immediate customer value with long-term maintainability, reliability, and code quality.
Process & Organisational Leadership
Drive continuous process improvements, quality standards, and engineering best practices across multi-disciplinary, global cross-site teams.
Interpret internal and external business challenges to recommend innovative solutions and methods on complex assignments.
Communicate complex technical concepts effectively and negotiate cross-functional consensus across various organisational levels.
Engineering Excellence & Practice
Conduct thorough code reviews and elevate our testing, deployment workflows, and engineering standards across the team.
Lead root-cause investigations for complex production issues, engineering durable fixes rather than quick patches.
Technical Leadership & Mentorship
Serve as a domain subject matter expert, guiding project resource requirements and risk assessments while coaching and mentoring junior-to-mid-level engineers.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner closely with Product, Technical Stewards, Design, and Customer Interface teams to navigate technical trade-offs with full business context.
What You'll Bring
Essential Experience
Core Technical Expertise: 3+ years of recent experience developing embedded C++ applications in Linux or Windows environments for electronic control units or constrained hardware.
Real-World Engineering: Proven experience working against memory/performance constraints, flaky connectivity, and physical-world sensor/actuator dynamics.
Communication Protocols: Hands-on exposure to CAN bus, Ethernet, or related automotive/industrial networking protocols.
Technical Leadership: Demonstrated track record of leading technical initiatives, architecting complex engineering solutions, and driving process improvements across cross-site teams.
Problem-Solving Mindset: A deep curiosity to understand the "why" behind system behaviour, with the persistence to solve complex problems at their root.
Desirable Skills
Qualification: Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent experience.
Experience with IoT, robotics, or autonomous machine control systems.
Practical experience integrating mechatronic systems (combining mechanical, electronic, sensor, and embedded software components).
Familiarity with Python, Golang, Angular and/or Android development.
Knowledge of civil engineering or the construction/mining industry.
Active interest in leveraging modern AI tooling within your everyday software development workflow.
About Your Location
Based at Trimble’s NZ headquarters in Christchurch, enjoy free parking, an onsite gym, an active social club, and a great team environment where people love working with leading technology solutions.
Must have full working rights for New Zealand
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates
November 2, 2026 - November 19, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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