Caterpillar currently has 28 active job listings related to artificial intelligence. The majority of these roles, 54%, are focused on agents, with serving infrastructure and data each accounting for 18% of the listings. The dominant function for these positions is Engineering. In the last 30 days, Caterpillar has posted 40 new AI roles, representing a significant increase of 1233% compared to the previous 30-day period.
Currently tracking 22 active AI roles, down 26% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $98k–$259k (avg $171k).
Caterpillar currently has 36 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Autonomy Development Engineer (2), Data Scientist (2), ALTERNANCE (Master) Développeur Solutions Digitales et IA pour les Processus Achats F/H (Réf 06-2026), Autonomy Engineer, Autonomy Validation Engineer. Most positions are in Engineering and Product.
Caterpillar's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (67%), data (19%), application (6%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Caterpillar is hiring AI talent in: United States (25 roles), China (2 roles).
Job postings at Caterpillar most frequently mention: Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Debugging, Process Mining, SQL.
In the past 30 days, Caterpillar has posted 83 new AI-related roles. That is a +46% change versus the prior 30 days (57 → 83).
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer Software Engineer on the Data Engineering team responsible for developing Python data pipelines that build business data objects used to support applications. Experience with AWS, Snowflake, and GenAI developer tools is a plus. | — | 5 |
| Data Analytics / Machine Learning Analyst Performs analytical tasks and leads data initiatives on large volumes of data to generate insights that support data-driven business decisions, leveraging statistical analysis, data modeling, visualization, NLP, and machine learning techniques. | Data | 5 |
| Controls System Senior Engineer This role focuses on integrating advanced control systems for Medium Wheel Loaders, with a strong emphasis on autonomy, connectivity, and electrification. The engineer will support new technology introduction projects, define and deliver control systems and UI/UX features, and perform on-machine evaluations. A key aspect is staying current with innovative technologies like machine learning algorithms, adaptive controls, and vision/perception systems, and mentoring junior engineers. |
| Agent |
| 5 |
| Senior Autonomy Middleware Engineer Senior Autonomy Middleware Engineer at Caterpillar, focusing on developing the core autonomy development framework for on-board applications in harsh mining and construction environments. The role involves designing, coding, and validating production-quality C++ software, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and integrating hardware and software solutions. Experience with AI concepts, ROS, and C++ development in Linux environments is required. | Agent | 5 |
| Principal Architect IT – Product Engineering This role is for a Principal IT Enterprise Architect focused on Product Engineering at Caterpillar. The primary responsibility is to shape the strategic direction of global Engineering platforms and systems, driving digital Engineering initiatives and technology modernization. The role involves influencing enterprise technology decisions, guiding the digital thread transformation, enabling AI-driven engineering, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. Key areas include defining future-state architecture for modern engineering platforms with an AI-first approach, leading integration strategies, and evaluating emerging technologies. | — | 5 |
| Senior Autonomy Project Team Lead Senior Autonomy Project Team Lead responsible for Validation Leadership of AI-powered autonomous solutions in the construction industry. This role focuses on Product Quality, driving efficiency in AI-based product validation, virtual product development, and hardware-in-the-loop. The lead will manage priorities, coordinate defect management, and lead continuous improvement initiatives. | Ship | 5 |
| Manager Software Engineering Manager of Software Engineering at Caterpillar Digital, leading teams to deliver innovative digital solutions leveraging AI capabilities for customers and dealers. The role involves overseeing design, development, and implementation of complex solutions, providing technical direction, and managing team performance. Experience with generative AI principles and product implementation is a plus. | — | 5 |
| Platform Engineer - On Prem Kubernetes Platform Seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate a next-generation on-premise Kubernetes platform supporting mission-critical applications. This role involves modernizing software delivery using Generative AI and agentic development tools, acting as a human-in-the-loop technical leader for AI-assisted engineering. | ServeAgent | 5 |
| Manufacturing Project Engineer The role focuses on researching, developing, and deploying physical automation technologies in manufacturing, including robotics, machine learning, and vision systems, to improve process capability, efficiency, quality, and cost. It involves evaluating existing processes, designing and testing automation concepts, and supporting installation and commissioning. | Serve | 5 |
| Automation Engineer This role supports the design, development, and testing of intelligent automation solutions, including AI agents and digital workflows. The engineer will implement predefined agent behaviors, prompts, and integrations under guidance, while also contributing to IT operational services. The role combines emerging AI capabilities with foundational IT operations, enabling gradual growth into more advanced automation and agent development. | Agent | 5 |
| Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Engineering – Factory & Product Assurance Senior Manager role responsible for defining, building, and scaling cybersecurity engineering and assurance programs across industrial manufacturing environments, operational technology (OT), and embedded product ecosystems. Drives integration of cybersecurity into factory operations and connected products by establishing vision, strategy, and execution models. Leverages AI and automation to enhance security control assessments and assurance activities. | — | 5 |
| Data Scientist Data Scientist role focused on developing data-driven solutions for dealer inventory management and customer service outcomes within Caterpillar's Product Support and Logistics Division. Responsibilities include data collection, processing, analysis, developing data models, applying ML/NLP techniques, collaborating with stakeholders, generating insights, and researching improvements to analytical approaches using modern data platforms. | Data | 5 |
| IT Analyst - Applications This role focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing AI-driven and automated solutions for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). It involves identifying processes for automation, designing workflows for AI/ML capabilities, building data structures using various sources and the IT Data Lake, and leveraging Python and PowerShell for analysis and insights. The role also includes creating and maintaining Power BI reports, PowerApps, and Flows. | Data | 5 |
| Customer Experience & Market Insights Consultant This role focuses on customer experience and market insights, translating customer voice into business decisions for products, services, and digital offerings. It involves executing research projects, analyzing data, synthesizing insights, and influencing stakeholders to drive business impact. The role also aims to standardize and scale insights delivery, with a mention of leveraging AI to automate work. | — | 5 |
| Lean Value Stream Transformation & Automation Lead Lead enterprise-wide transformation of Service Operations by orchestrating Lean Value Stream Transformation (VST) initiatives, identifying and optimizing workflows. Drive AI-enabled solutions (AI agents, automations, workflows) in collaboration with development teams, ensuring deployment, adoption, and scaling across the organization. Establish governance, standards, and metrics for Lean operations, automation, and AI enablement. | Agent | 5 |
| Data Scientist (Santa Catarina Facility) This role focuses on performing advanced analytical tasks using statistical analysis, machine learning, and data engineering to extract actionable insights from large datasets. The Data Scientist will lead data collection, mining, and processing, apply NLP and text analytics, communicate findings through visualizations, and optimize data models and algorithms for improved accuracy and efficiency. The role emphasizes data-driven decision-making and innovation within an enterprise context. | Data | 5 |
| Azure Cloud Engineer This role focuses on designing, building, and operating Azure cloud infrastructure and platform services that support enterprise-scale AI and machine learning workloads. The engineer will deploy and integrate Azure AI services, automate infrastructure, and manage PaaS solutions, acting as a technical contact for Azure platform services. The role emphasizes automation, DevOps, and problem-solving within a global, distributed environment, with a focus on enabling AI integration and modernizing enterprise technology platforms. | ServeAgent | 5 |
| Autonomy Engineering Development Specialist This role focuses on designing, developing, and testing software architecture for remote control and autonomy systems on embedded platforms, utilizing AUTOSAR and Embedded C/C++. It involves integrating AI concepts into machine applications, with a strong emphasis on software architecture, real-time embedded control, and functional safety within the robotics domain. | Agent | 5 |
| Quality Enterprise Capability Owner This role focuses on developing and deploying quality visibility and predictive capabilities within a manufacturing context, aiming to improve operational excellence. It involves partnering with various teams to embed quality requirements, define standards, and analyze data for proactive decision-making. While AI integration is mentioned, the core function is quality management and process improvement in manufacturing. | — | 5 |
| 2026校园招聘-智能智造数据分析工程师 Entry-level role for recent graduates to build and optimize data-driven solutions for manufacturing processes, focusing on data collection, analysis, predictive modeling, and visualization using tools like Python, SQL, and Power BI. | Data | 5 |
| ALTERNANCE (Master) Développeur Solutions Digitales et IA pour les Processus Achats F/H (Réf 06-2026) This role focuses on developing, deploying, and maintaining digital solutions using Microsoft Power Platform and a central data storage (datalake) to simplify and enhance purchasing processes. A key aspect involves leveraging AI to improve efficiency, such as automating inspection plan governance. | Agent | 5 |
| Quality Analyst This role supports the integration of AI-driven and agentic solutions into quality processes within Caterpillar's Product Support and Logistics Division. The Quality Analyst will focus on data mining, analytics, and digitalization to improve quality and efficiency, contributing to the development and deployment of the Global Quality roadmap. | Agent | 5 |
| Data Scientist The Data Scientist role at Caterpillar focuses on performing analytical tasks and initiatives on large datasets to support data-driven business decisions. Responsibilities include data gathering, mining, processing, and model creation, exploring semantic data capabilities using NLP, text analysis, and machine learning, defining data analysis requirements, presenting insights using visualization, and researching data model optimization and algorithms. | Data | 5 |
| Senior Data Scientist Senior Data Scientist at Caterpillar, focusing on Parts Sales to End Users (STU) reporting and forecasting. The role involves end-to-end data architecture, analytics solutions, data pipelines, Power BI dashboards, and leveraging machine learning for forecasting. Requires strong SQL, Python, Snowflake, and Power BI skills, with experience in cloud platforms like AWS. | Data | 5 |
| Engineering Manager - Data Quality Engineering Manager for Data Quality at Caterpillar, leading a team to ensure accuracy, integrity, consistency, and reliability of enterprise connectivity data. The role involves defining data quality strategy, establishing frameworks, designing validation solutions, and driving adoption of AI/ML for data profiling, anomaly detection, and root cause analysis. It also includes people management, cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring data quality for analytics, AI/ML models, and business decision-making. | Data | 5 |
| Data Scientist II This role involves developing machine learning models and AI-assisted analysis tools to provide faster insights and improve decision-making within Caterpillar. The Data Scientist II will transform business questions into technical requirements, investigate data gaps, and create data products and automations. Responsibilities include developing and deploying production-level machine learning models, both supervised and unsupervised, and utilizing tools like SQL, Python, and Power BI for data analysis and visualization. | Post-train | 5 |
| Quality Enterprise Capability Owner This role is for a Quality Enterprise Capability Owner at Caterpillar, focusing on developing and deploying quality visibility and predictive capabilities within Modern Manufacturing. The position emphasizes driving innovation, embedding quality into broader manufacturing solutions, defining best practices and KPIs, and analyzing quality data for proactive decision-making. While the role champions AI integration, its core function is product/process quality management within an industrial manufacturing context, not direct AI/ML model development. | — | 5 |
| Manufacturing Project Engineer The Manufacturing Project Engineer role at Caterpillar focuses on advancing operational performance by driving improvements in manufacturing processes, safety, and efficiency. This involves researching, developing, and deploying physical automation technologies, including robotics, automation systems, machine learning, and vision-based applications. The role supports projects across New Product Introduction (NPI) and Continuous Product Improvement (CPI), evaluates existing processes for automation opportunities, and designs, develops, and validates automation concepts. It also involves supporting installation, commissioning, and stabilization of automation equipment, applying problem-solving techniques, and collaborating with design engineering on Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Automation (DFA). The role also includes proposing and supporting research projects and communicating technical findings. | ShipServe | 5 |
| Lead Data Scientist Lead Data Scientist role at Caterpillar, focusing on connecting data sources, directing data processes, exploring NLP/text analysis/ML techniques, defining data analysis scope, and conducting research on data model optimization and algorithms. Requires strong statistics, analytical thinking, and machine learning knowledge. | Data | 5 |
| Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst This role is for a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst responsible for collecting, analyzing, and delivering intelligence on threat actors, campaigns, vulnerabilities, and risks. The analyst will conduct vulnerability assessments, produce intelligence products, and deliver briefings to various audiences. The role also involves supporting incident response and collaborating with internal and external security teams. Experience with AI tools, scripting, or automation is a plus. | — | 5 |
| Principal Digital Program Manager - Analytics & AI Chief of Staff This role serves as the operational engine for the Analytics & AI leadership team at Caterpillar, focusing on translating analytics and AI capabilities into measurable business value. The Chief of Staff will partner with leaders to manage the operating cadence, keep priorities on track, align stakeholders, and ensure clarity and focus within the team. The role requires strong decision-making, planning, project administration, data gathering, and IT project management skills, with a preference for candidates with experience in analytics, data science, or AI organizations, and a track record in driving operating cadence and executive communications. | — | 5 |
| ALTERNANCE Ingénieur Data F/H (Réf 32-2026) This is an apprenticeship role for an aspiring Data Engineer at Caterpillar, focusing on managing the company's Data Lake, developing ETL processes, and SQL views. The role also involves Python development for ETL optimization and offers exposure to Machine Learning projects and support, utilizing Snowflake and Snowpark. The position is for a 36-month apprenticeship to obtain an engineering degree. | DataPost-train | 5 |
| Software Engineer Software Engineer role focused on developing the Caterpillar eFlow application, which involves designing and engineering software solutions for machine energy consumption, resource planning, and scheduling. The role will incorporate GenAI processing and tooling to enhance developer productivity and requires experience with React, collaboration with backend/data engineers, testing strategies, and cybersecurity standards. Top candidates will have experience analyzing and applying GenAI solutions to business problems, understanding machine telemetry, and developing scheduling optimization solutions. | Ship | 5 |
| Lead Frontend Engineer - Gaming Lead Frontend Engineer for gaming applications at Caterpillar, focusing on tablet-first design for visualizing and controlling autonomous systems. This role involves defining frontend architecture, building real-time interactive UIs with 3D visualization, and collaborating with AI/robotics teams. Experience with Angular, Ionic, WebGL, and real-time data systems is required, with exposure to AI/ML systems and autonomous systems being a plus. | — | 5 |
| Autonomy Validation Engineer The Autonomy Validation Engineer role focuses on integrating, validating, and troubleshooting autonomy hardware and software systems for autonomous machines. This includes onboard and offboard systems, planning, perception, and positioning technologies, and supporting infrastructure like ML development pipelines. The role involves developing MATLAB/Simulink models, configuring dSPACE SCALEXIO benches, designing wiring harnesses, integrating communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet), validating sensor simulations (LiDAR, Radar, Camera, GPS, IMU), and driving troubleshooting efforts. A strong understanding of AI concepts and experience with complex autonomous vehicle systems are required. | Agent | 5 |
| Business Process Specialist (Solution Owner) This role is responsible for the Solution Ownership of the FR3 application and AI-enabled automation solutions within Caterpillar's IT Vendor Management Office (VMO). The specialist will lead the strategy, development, and implementation of agent-based AI, copilots, and generative AI assistants for vendor management processes, driving operational excellence through AI-enabled decision support and automation at scale. The role also involves managing platform integrations, business processes, and providing leadership to a development team using Agile methodology. | Agent | 5 |
| Lead Software Engineer - Coveo Search Lead Software Engineer for eCommerce Search at Caterpillar, responsible for technical direction and execution of advanced search solutions. This role involves introducing capabilities like NLP, vector search, and personalization, and applying ML to improve search relevance, integrating with existing eCommerce platforms. | Agent | 5 |
| Lead Data Engineer Lead Data Engineer role focused on driving data-driven transformation in the Motor Grader and Medium Tractor value chain. Responsibilities include large-scale data collection, mining, processing, developing data models, analyzing complex datasets, applying advanced analytics and AI/ML, and leading data-focused initiatives. The role also involves guiding team members, partnering cross-functionally, and championing data governance and quality. | Data | 5 |
| IT Analyst Applications This role involves supporting and developing applications, with a strong focus on integrating AI and GenAI solutions. Responsibilities include assisting in the development, testing, and implementation of application systems, applying systems solutions to business problems, and hands-on experience with various programming languages, frameworks, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), and AI/GenAI tools like AI Builder, Copilot Studio, Azure AI search, LLM prompt engineering, Langchain, and vector databases. | Agent | 5 |
| Senior Software Engineer – Data Platform Seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build a scalable data platform for ingesting high-frequency telemetry data from mobile machines. The role involves transforming a legacy monolith into a containerized, cloud-ready architecture supporting data science and machine learning workloads, including stream/batch processing, lakehouse persistence, and low-latency predictive model hosting. Key technologies include Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Kubernetes, and various message brokers and caching systems. | Serve | 5 |
| Autonomy Validation Specialist This role focuses on the system integration and validation (SI&V) of autonomous platforms within Caterpillar's Autonomous Program. The specialist will lead end-to-end SI&V activities, manage test plans, track progress, resolve issues, and develop metrics. While the core function is validation and integration of autonomous systems, there's a mention of applying AI concepts, suggesting an adjacent use of AI technologies within the industrial domain. | — | 5 |
| Senior Data Specialist (Team Lead - Web app & Data Engg ) Senior Data Specialist (Team Lead) for Financial Systems Tech Support in Caterpillar's IT Division, Bangalore. This role focuses on leading engineering teams, defining technical strategy and execution for modern web applications, and ensuring architectural integrity, security, and performance. Responsibilities include hands-on development with Python, backend services, integration, API design, cloud adoption (AWS), DevOps, CI/CD, and evaluating/guiding the adoption of AI and GenAI tools. The role requires strong technical leadership, mentoring capabilities, and experience with enterprise environments. | — | 5 |
| Autonomy Product Team Manager Lead a team defining the vision and roadmap for software orchestrating autonomous machine operations, including planning, task assignment, and real-time execution tracking. The role involves rapid testing and iteration of concepts, partnering with customers, and bringing scalable autonomy solutions to market in the construction industry. | Agent | 5 |
| Autonomy Engineer - Platform Seeking an Autonomy Engineer to design, build, and operate platform capabilities for AI-driven autonomy applications on on-premises infrastructure. This role focuses on scalable, reliable platform services for industrial environments, integrating autonomy solutions, and improving system reliability using DevOps and platform engineering practices. | ServeAgent | 5 |
| Autonomy and Remote Control Product Manager Product Manager for Caterpillar's Autonomy team, defining the vision and roadmap for software that orchestrates autonomous machine operations. The role involves defining and delivering a digital platform for planning, task assignment, and real-time execution tracking of autonomous machines, with an emphasis on exception management and remote operation. The goal is to transform the construction industry towards intelligent, software-defined operations. | Agent | 5 |
| Manufacturing Project Engineer The Manufacturing Project Engineer role at Caterpillar focuses on driving operational excellence by leading projects to improve safety, quality, efficiency, and production stability in manufacturing. This involves supporting the development of modern manufacturing capabilities, leading initiatives for new product introductions and process improvements, and identifying opportunities to enhance operational efficiency. The role also bridges research and development with manufacturing, transitioning innovative ideas into scalable solutions using technical expertise and data-driven insights. Key responsibilities include deploying physical automation technologies, supporting projects in robotics, automation systems, asset connectivity, machine learning, and vision-based applications, evaluating processes for automation opportunities, designing and testing automation concepts, and supporting the installation and commissioning of automation equipment. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline and strong skills in decision-making, critical thinking, manufacturing engineering, and project management. | ShipServe | 5 |
| Manufacturing Project Engineer The Manufacturing Project Engineer role focuses on improving manufacturing processes, safety, and efficiency by researching, developing, and deploying physical automation technologies. This includes supporting projects in robotics, automation systems, machine learning, and vision-based applications, evaluating automation opportunities, and overseeing the installation and commissioning of automation equipment to enhance Safety, Quality, Velocity, and Cost. | Serve | 5 |
| IS Specialist (Sales System- Information System Specialist) This role focuses on integrating generative AI and agentic capabilities into Caterpillar's order management systems, leveraging technologies like SAP, Salesforce, and AWS to create an agile platform. The specialist will champion AI adoption, lead business case analysis, and drive solution delivery, working with complex application and technical problems. | Agent | 5 |
| Senior IT Analyst Applications Senior IT Analyst Applications role at Caterpillar, focusing on evolving the Product Support Commercial System (PSCS). The role involves designing, testing, and refining prompts for LLMs to support warranty workflows, decision support, and user assistance. It requires strong software development skills in Java and JavaScript, experience with Agile methodologies, CI/CD, and cloud platforms (AWS). The position also involves mentoring junior engineers and ensuring software quality. | Agent | 5 |
| Senior Autonomy Middleware Engineer Senior Autonomy Middleware Engineer at Caterpillar, focused on developing the core autonomy development framework for harsh production environments in mining and construction. The role involves designing, coding, and validating production-quality C++ software, integrating hardware and software solutions, and working with AI concepts and ROS. This is an engineering role building autonomy systems. | Agent | 5 |