Caterpillar – “Review”

Pros

Good healthcare plan, decent compensation especially when living in Peoria. Opportunity to move around the company both in North America and overseas

Cons

As an electrical engineer and software engineer, Caterpillar as a company lacks the understanding that their products have increasing complexity in electronics. The upper management treats their machine differentiation in mechanical terms. They lack understanding of SDLC, lack flexibility and take unwarranted risk with late changes due to their perception that changing software/firmware does not introduce as much risk versus changing mechanical parts.

Advice to Senior Management

Know your technology!!!