Principal Agentic Robotics Architect
Caterpillar3 days ago
Irving, TX, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$148k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop detailed architecture deliverables to solve business problems.
- Design application technical infrastructure, including databases, programming languages, utilities, and testing approaches.
- Lead the evaluation and deployment of new technologies that enhance digital technical capabilities.
- Define agentic robotics patterns for planning, task decomposition, tool use, memory, state, and deliberative reasoning.
- Connect agentic planning with VLA and behavior generation for autonomous machines.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and provide technical direction across multiple engineering organizations.
- Define architectural roadmaps, establish standards and patterns, govern technology decisions, and influence senior leaders without direct authority.
Requirements
- Progressive experience in software engineering and architecture with a focus on AI/ML and robotics at a senior or principal level.
- Experience architecting planning, task decomposition, and deliberative reasoning systems for robotics, autonomy, or agentic AI.
- Experience with agent architectures that select and orchestrate tools and capabilities for multi-step goals.
- Understanding of memory, context, and state management for long-horizon tasks.
- Ability to integrate agentic planning with learned policies, VLA, and behavior generation.
- Knowledge of application design and architecture, platform architecture, target architecture, and requirements analysis.
- Understanding of Agile SDLC implementation in public cloud ecosystems, including environment management, test automation, peer review, CI/CD, and resource optimization.
- Strong communication, mentoring, coaching, persuasion, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and volunteer time.
- 401(k) savings plans, Health Savings Account, and Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Health Lifestyle Programs, Employee Assistance Program, voluntary benefits, and employee discounts.
- Career development, incentive bonus, disability benefits, life insurance, parental leave, adoption benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
- Full-time work at the Irving, Texas office; domestic relocation assistance is available.
Categories
Robotics
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. designs, manufactures, and services construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives for infrastructure, resource, and energy customers. The public company, founded in 1925 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, sells primarily through an independent worldwide dealer network and provides equipment financing. It operates through Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation segments, with shares traded on the NYSE and Euronext Paris.