Caterpillar
Industrial · Autonomous mining trucks
- HQ
- Irving, US
- Founded
- 1925
- Funding
- Public (CAT)
- Website
- caterpillar.com
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 12% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $113k–$240k (avg $180k).
Industrial · Autonomous mining trucks
Caterpillar currently has 45 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Data Scientist (3), Manager, Product Management (Platform) (3), Autonomy Development Engineer (2), Autonomy Engineering Development Specialist (2), Senior Autonomy Engineer (2). Most positions are in Engineering and Product.
Caterpillar's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (60%), data (27%), serving infrastructure (9%). 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 (29 roles), China (2 roles), Belgium (2 roles).
Job postings at Caterpillar most frequently reference: agent orchestration, model serving, llm observability, inference infra, evals.
In the past 30 days, Caterpillar has posted 75 new AI-related roles. That is a +53% change versus the prior 30 days (49 → 75).
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Agentic AI / AI Ops Engineer – Platform Engineering This role focuses on building and deploying production-grade Agentic AI and AI Ops solutions to enable intelligent, automated, and reliable platform operations. It involves designing and implementing agentic AI systems for multi-step workflows, building AI-driven automation for operations, and integrating AI solutions with platform infrastructure. | AgentServe | 8 |
| Lead Data Scientist - Gen AI & Digital Twin Lead Data Scientist role focused on developing and integrating digital twins and GenAI-assisted predictive analytics for condition monitoring of Caterpillar equipment. Involves algorithm development (anomaly detection, GANs), digital twin engineering (NVIDIA architecture), optimization for GPUs, edge deployment on NVIDIA Jetson, and developing Generative AI agents for automated diagnostics and unified data orchestration. |
| AgentData |
| 8 |
| Principal AI Engineer Principal AI Engineer at Caterpillar, focusing on developing and scaling AI-based applications for the manufacturing domain. The role involves leading implementation strategies, designing knowledge transfer, driving innovation, and collaborating with product teams to integrate AI features into digital products. Requires experience in deploying production AI solutions, applying GenAI for industrial optimization, and mastery of ML algorithms. Nice-to-have skills include manufacturing data experience, digital twin solutions, and familiarity with industrial platforms. | Agent | 8 |
| Autonomy Development Engineer Develops production quality C++ software for advanced, semi-autonomous, and autonomous solutions for heavy equipment, integrating positioning, planning, perception, and controls. Collaborates on design, coding, and validation, with a focus on solving real-world problems and bringing prototypes to production. Requires strong C++ skills, experience with robotics/automation projects, and knowledge of planning, positioning, or perception. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Autonomy Engineer Senior Autonomy Engineer role focused on developing and productionizing semi-autonomous and autonomous solutions for heavy equipment. Responsibilities include C++ software development, integrating positioning, planning, perception, and controls, and working with robotics frameworks like ROS. The role emphasizes converting research into production-ready systems. | Agent | 7 |
| Manager, Product Management (Platform) Product Manager for AI and autonomy-enabled capabilities on the Helios Platform, focusing on driving platform-level product thinking to enable intelligent, API-driven, and autonomous workflows. The role requires shaping the platform roadmap and guiding product managers to deliver high-impact capabilities for AI-native and autonomy-driven solutions at scale. | Agent | 7 |
| Autonomy Development Engineer Develops production quality C++ software for advanced, semi-autonomous, and autonomous solutions for heavy equipment, focusing on positioning, planning, perception, and controls. Collaborates on design, documentation, coding, quality, and validation. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Autonomy Development Engineer Senior Autonomy Development Engineer role focused on developing and bringing to production semi-autonomous and autonomous solutions for heavy equipment, integrating positioning, planning, perception, and controls. Requires strong C++ development, problem-solving, and experience in robotics/autonomy. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Data Scientist Senior Data Scientist at Caterpillar to develop and scale a Manufacturing & Supply Digital Platform using AI and NVIDIA technologies. The role involves architecting ML and synthetic data pipelines, developing generative and optimization models for manufacturing processes, and deploying them on digital twins for closed-loop optimization. Requires expertise in ML, deep learning, optimization algorithms, and Python, with a focus on industrial analytics and data-driven decision making. | AgentData | 7 |
| Site Manager – Autonomous Mining Technology This role is for a Site Manager focused on autonomous mining technology, specifically Command for Hauling operations. The manager will lead on-site autonomy roles, drive performance metrics, influence product groups, and act as a trusted advisor to the customer and internal stakeholders to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the Autonomous Haulage System (AHS). | Agent | 7 |
| Analyst Applications – ServiceNow Conversational & GenAI This role leads the design, development, and continuous improvement of conversational AI solutions within ServiceNow, focusing on Virtual Agent and generative AI capabilities like Now Assist. The primary focus is on building agentic, intent-driven experiences, integrating LLM-powered skills, and operationalizing AI features for customer service and IT support. The role involves end-to-end delivery, technical leadership, backlog prioritization, and ensuring quality execution, including responsible AI practices and evaluation. | AgentServe | 7 |
| Manager, Product Management (Platform) Manager-level Platform Product Manager to lead the strategy, definition, and delivery of AI- and autonomy-enabled capabilities on the Helios Platform. Drives platform-level product thinking, ensuring Helios evolves as a cohesive, scalable foundation that enables intelligent, API-driven, and autonomous workflows. Operates at the intersection of platform product management and AI innovation, partnering closely with Cat Technology, engineering, and domain product teams to translate enterprise autonomy and AI investments into reusable, platform-native capabilities. Shapes platform roadmap, guides product managers, and ensures delivery of high-impact capabilities that enable AI-native and autonomy-driven solutions at scale. | Agent | 7 |
| Back Office Engineering Manager Engineering Manager for Caterpillar's autonomous mining systems back-office platform. Responsibilities include leading a team in the development and architectural design of the platform, covering areas like autonomous driving operations statistics and management, dispatch systems and algorithm development, map creation and management, digital twins, data analysis and efficiency optimization, user interface, network integration, server architecture, data storage and algorithms, machine learning and artificial intelligence applications, and remote control switching. The role requires strong experience in back-office system development, team management, and technical skills in distributed systems, algorithms, and ML frameworks. | AgentData | 7 |
| Senior Manager, Internal Enterprise Analytics & AI Experience Gateway Senior Manager role focused on defining and owning the enterprise architecture and platform for an Internal Enterprise Analytics and AI web application gateway solution within Global Finance. The role involves leading a platform team, defining architecture strategy, technical design standards, and roadmap development, ensuring scalable, reliable, and secure AI-powered solutions. Key responsibilities include designing technical infrastructure, building onboarding frameworks, enabling a reusable AI semantic layer, improving CI/CD and operability, and modernizing insight delivery from traditional BI to AI-first experiences. Requires strong experience in Azure cloud architecture, application design, and modern AI solution patterns like LLMs, RAG, and orchestration. | AgentServe | 7 |
| Senior Manager Software Engineering Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead a team developing simulation platforms and digital twins for robotics and automation, with a focus on NVIDIA Omniverse and neural network-based simulations. | Agent | 7 |
| Autonomy Engineering Development Specialist Engineering specialist role focused on developing, implementing, and testing algorithms for autonomous and operator-assisted driving systems for mobile off-road machines. Requires experience in mobile robotics, computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, and embodied AI, with strong C++ and Python programming skills. | Agent | 7 |
| Principal Digital Product Manager, Applied AI Product Manager role focused on enabling and scaling AI adoption across Caterpillar's enterprise. The role involves partnering with business teams to define AI roadmaps, translate needs into AI/ML requirements, rapidly prototype AI solutions using modern tools, lead the AI development lifecycle with Data Scientists and ML Engineers, and build frameworks for independent AI adoption. Emphasis on a 'forward-deployed mindset' and AI governance. | Agent | 7 |
| Manager, Product Management (Platform) Product Manager for AI and autonomy-enabled capabilities on the Helios Platform, focusing on driving platform-level product thinking to enable intelligent, API-driven, and autonomous workflows. The role requires shaping the platform roadmap and guiding product managers to deliver high-impact capabilities for AI-native and autonomy-driven solutions at scale. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Manager - Connectivity Data Analytics Senior Manager role focused on driving data- and AI-enabled engineering transformation within Caterpillar's Connectivity organization. The role leads the strategy, delivery, and adoption of analytics, automation, and AI solutions to improve connectivity quality, engineering efficiency, system reliability, and customer outcomes. It involves people leadership, technical judgment, and enterprise change leadership, translating connectivity data into insights and scalable AI capabilities. Key responsibilities include defining strategy, leading development of data products, applying AI/ML and GenAI to engineering workflows (validation, fault detection, predictive insights, AI-assisted diagnostics), managing a portfolio of initiatives, and fostering stakeholder partnerships and change management. The role also involves building and leading a high-performing team. | AgentData | 7 |
| Principal Digital Architect (Autonomy) Principal Digital Architect for the Autonomy Program, leading the design of end-to-end technical solutions for autonomous equipment and systems, bridging digital and physical worlds. Architecting scalable, secure, and resilient platforms integrating edge, embedded, and cloud technologies, working with sensor data (images, LiDAR) for perception, decision-making, and control. | AgentData | 7 |
| Senior Analytics Manager - AI Model & Prompt Engineering Senior Analytics Manager role focused on leading a team to build advanced generative AI solutions, including intelligent agents and digital assistants, for enterprise-scale products. The role involves technical leadership, resource management, and ensuring the quality and robustness of AI-driven experiences for customers and dealers. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Autonomy Engineer Senior Autonomy Engineer role focused on developing and productionizing localization algorithms for autonomous and semi-autonomous systems, utilizing perception, inertial, and GNSS inputs. Requires strong C++ and Python skills, experience with filtering solutions (Kalman, Extended Kalman), and knowledge of robotics frameworks like ROS. | Agent | 7 |
| Data Specialist This role focuses on building and deploying predictive analytics and machine learning models, as well as AI-enabled tools and AI-driven solutions, to improve supplier quality and reduce warranty exposure. It involves data analysis, visualization, ETL processes, and supporting cloud-based environments, with a strong emphasis on translating business problems into scalable analytics solutions. | AgentServe | 7 |
| Agentic AI / AI Ops Engineer – Platform Engineering This role focuses on building production-grade Agentic AI and AI Ops solutions, including autonomous workflows and LLM-based applications, to improve platform operations and developer experience. It involves designing, implementing, and deploying these systems, integrating them with cloud-native infrastructure, and managing the AI lifecycle. | Agent | 7 |
| Principal Digital Architect Principal Digital Architect at Caterpillar, focusing on enterprise-level architectural leadership for designing and scaling AI-native solutions. The role involves defining architectures for GenAI, ML, and hybrid systems, designing technical infrastructure, leading technology evaluations, and ensuring compliance with enterprise standards. Requires hands-on experience with large-scale AI solutions, GenAI, ML systems, RAG, agentic architectures, data architecture, cloud, distributed systems, CI/CD, and observability. | Agent | 7 |
| Embedded Software Senior Engineering Specialist - AI Develops, designs, implements, deploys and tests AI centered solutions for embedded devices and systems development workflows, focusing on LLMs, RAG, and agentic workflows within an industrial engineering context. | Agent | 7 |
| Lead Software Engineer, Gen AI Lead Software Engineer focused on Generative AI projects, building assistants, AI-infused processing pipelines, and tooling using Python, AWS, and frameworks like LangChain. The role involves developing and deploying Gen AI solutions, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and collaborating with data scientists on productionizing analytics solutions. | Agent | 7 |
| Autonomy Component Engineer This role is the system perception interface owner for Radar and Camera in autonomous driving systems, responsible for interface definition, quality standards, and engineering deployment. The position owns perception input quality and serves as the core interface across sensors, perception algorithms, and system architecture, with clear responsibility boundaries and issue ownership. | Agent | 7 |
| Autonomy Application Architect The Autonomy Application Architect at Caterpillar is responsible for the overall vehicle-level solution for autonomous machines. This role involves leading a team of autonomy engineers and collaborating with specialists to design, implement, and deliver autonomous systems for real-world applications. The architect will identify and evaluate state-of-the-art technologies, break down solutions into actionable tasks, perform risk/benefit analysis, and manage phased delivery plans from simulation to production release. They will also triage and resolve system-level issues. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior Data Scientist Senior Data Scientist role focused on leading the design and delivery of advanced analytics, machine learning, and data quality solutions for enterprise-wide data-driven decision-making and operational efficiency. The role involves end-to-end ML solution ownership, from problem framing to production deployment, with a focus on customer/entity resolution and NLP applications. | Agent | 7 |
| Autonomy Engineering Specialist Develop and productionize advanced, semi-autonomous, and autonomous solutions for heavy equipment, focusing on positioning, planning, perception, and controls. This role involves leading the full software development lifecycle, from design to validation, and mentoring team members. | Agent | 7 |
| Principal GenAI Product Manager - Dealer and Customer Support Product Manager for Generative AI in Dealer and Customer Support at Caterpillar. Focuses on developing and integrating AI capabilities for equipment insights, fleet optimization, and customer decision-making. Oversees product roadmap, cross-functional collaboration, and lifecycle management of Gen AI solutions, including shopping, search, and repair options. Requires understanding of AI ethics, agent behavior, LLM selection, and integration with digital platforms. | Agent | 7 |
| Director Software Engineering Director of Software Engineering leading teams in India focused on data platforms, data engineering, analytics, and AI/GenAI initiatives for Cat Digital. The role involves building and scaling cloud-native applications, data pipelines, model lifecycle management, and GenAI capabilities like RAG, vector databases, and agentic workflows, with a focus on translating data into scalable business capabilities. | AgentData | 7 |
| Senior Autonomy System Designer / Concepteur principal de systèmes d’autonomie Senior Autonomy System Designer responsible for the strategy, architecture, and execution of advanced robotic and autonomous systems at Caterpillar. This role involves translating business needs into scalable robotics solutions, leading cross-functional teams, and integrating emerging technologies like AI/ML. The focus is on designing, developing, and deploying these systems, ensuring their reliability, scalability, and performance in real-world environments. | Agent | 7 |
| Cat Digital/Cat Technology – Data Scientist/Technical Analyst This role focuses on developing models for asset management solutions using machine learning, deep learning, and Generative AI. Responsibilities include sourcing data, gathering requirements, applying digital technologies, and utilizing Generative AI for training, evaluation, prompt engineering, and creating agents/assistants/chatbots. The role also involves ensuring long-term connectivity through strategic planning and testing of various communication technologies. | AgentPost-train | 7 |
| Lead Data Scientist Lead Data Scientist at Caterpillar Digital, focusing on developing and scaling a Manufacturing & Supply Digital Platform powered by NVIDIA technologies. The role involves coaching junior data scientists, implementing AI/ML and LLM models, optimization algorithms, and leading validation of AI/ML models using industrial analytics metrics. Emphasis on connecting diverse systems, data-driven decision making, automation, and enhanced collaboration within the manufacturing lifecycle. | AgentEval Gate | 7 |
| Lead Software Engineer, Gen AI Lead Software Engineer focused on Generative AI projects, building assistants, AI-infused processing pipelines, and tooling. The role involves developing and deploying Gen AI solutions using Python, frameworks like LangChain and LangGraph, and deploying services on AWS. Experience with modern Gen AI architectures and LLMs is required. | AgentServe | 7 |
| 状态监测、数据与 AI 实习生 This role focuses on building AI agents, including LLM-based agents, to support finite element simulation processes, and also involves AI-based tool health monitoring and data analysis for industrial applications. | AgentData | 7 |
| Solutions Architect - AI & Procurement Solutions Architect focused on designing, governing, and delivering AI-driven solutions, specifically agents and automation, within procurement and purchasing platforms (Guided Buy, Coupa). This role involves architectural guidance, prompt strategy, orchestration patterns, data grounding, and ensuring compliance with enterprise and Responsible AI standards. It also includes code reviews and mentoring. | Agent | 7 |
| Planning Engineer Planning Engineer role at Caterpillar focused on path and behavior planning for autonomous mining vehicles in unstructured environments. Responsibilities include task-level route planning, trajectory and speed planning considering vehicle dynamics and terrain, and perception-based behavior planning. Requires strong C++/Python skills, familiarity with Linux and ROS/ROS2, and knowledge of ML/DL/RL applications in planning. Experience in autonomous driving planning and decision-making is essential, with mining/construction scene experience being a plus. | Agent | 7 |
| Autonomy Application Architect This role is for an Application Architect focused on applying autonomy technology to new haulage equipment at Caterpillar. The candidate will lead a team in developing and releasing autonomous and remote-control solutions, involving system design, implementation, and troubleshooting within the Caterpillar Command ecosystem. | Agent | 7 |
| Technical Lead - AI, Cloud and Data engineering Technical Lead role focused on driving AI, GenAI, and advanced analytics initiatives within an enterprise context, leveraging AWS cloud platforms. Responsibilities include leading exploration and implementation of AI solutions, building PoCs, designing AI-enabled architectures, and automating processes. The role involves hands-on technical execution, innovation leadership, and team guidance, with a strong emphasis on Python development and AWS cloud services. | Agent | 7 |
| Autonomy Simulation Engineer The role is responsible for the design and development of the simulation architecture for mine autonomous driving systems, covering backend control system simulation, autonomous vehicle simulation, subsystem simulation, and simulation and testing of autonomous driving algorithms. The goal is to achieve efficient verification and iteration in a virtual environment, reduce on-site testing risks, and improve development efficiency. Key responsibilities include building a simulation platform for multi-vehicle, multi-scenario collaborative testing, simulating backend logic, developing vehicle dynamics and sensor models, simulating core algorithms like path planning and obstacle avoidance, and developing test scenarios. Experience with simulation systems (CARLA/AirSim/Isaac Sim), ROS, C++, Python, and multi-agent simulation frameworks is required. Familiarity with machine learning/deep learning, especially data-driven or reinforcement learning methods in simulation, is a plus. | Agent | 7 |
| Principal Digital Architect-1 Principal Digital Architect responsible for the overall architecture of the Manufacturing and Supply Digital Platform, designing capabilities for business requirements, applications, analytics, agents, and business intelligence. The role involves developing enterprise-wide data architecture, creating reusable data components, and leveraging NVIDIA technologies for digital twin, simulation, and optimization. Key responsibilities include developing architecture deliverables, solutioning use cases, evaluating and deploying new technologies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Requires extensive knowledge in Platform Architecture, Data Architecture, GenAI/AI Architecture (including Agentic AI solutions), Analytical Thinking, Effective Communications, and Requirements Analysis. Experience with public cloud, AI ecosystems (AWS Bedrock, LangChain), and data processing is highly valued. | Agent | 7 |
| Junior GenAI Engineer Junior GenAI Engineer role focused on implementing and deploying Generative AI solutions using Python, LLMs, and frameworks like LangChain and LangGraph. The role involves CI/CD, AWS deployment, and collaboration with data scientists. | Agent | 7 |
| Controls Systems Senior Engineer This role focuses on developing and integrating Autonomy and Productivity capabilities for Caterpillar's Motor Grader team, advancing Machine Safety, Productivity, and Autonomy solutions. It involves developing algorithms for sensing, planning, and control to support machine automation, and potentially integrating AI & deep learning solutions. | Agent | 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 |
| Solution Consultant-Continuous Improvement & Automation This role partners with business stakeholders to identify, design, and implement technology-enabled solutions that enhance processes, automate reporting, and scale AI-driven capabilities. The focus is on translating business needs into scalable digital solutions aligned with enterprise strategy, driving efficiency, standardization, and data-driven decision-making. | Agent | 5 |
| Lead Software Engineer - Search Lead Software Engineer for eCommerce Search at Caterpillar, responsible for technical direction and execution of advanced search solutions. This role involves defining technical strategy, mentoring engineers, introducing advanced capabilities like NLP and vector search, optimizing search performance with KPIs, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role requires experience with search products (OpenSearch, ElasticSearch, etc.), distributed systems, programming (Java, Python, Scala), AI code generation tools, and applying ML to improve search relevance. | Agent | 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 |