Principal Digital Architect - Robotics Platform
Caterpillar2 months ago
Irving, TX, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$159k - $259k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop detailed software architecture deliverables to solve business problems.
- Define the end-to-end architecture for robotics middleware, runtimes, inter-process communication, platform services, and compute systems.
- Establish APIs, reference designs, standards, and architectural roadmaps for autonomy, machine learning, controls, simulation, and data teams.
- Design application infrastructure, including databases, programming languages, utilities, and testing approaches.
- Evaluate and deploy technologies that enhance digital technical capabilities.
- Guide cross-functional teams through complex autonomous-system software integration and technology decisions.
- Provide technical direction and influence architecture standards across multiple engineering organizations without direct authority.
Requirements
- Progressive experience in software engineering and architecture focused on robotics or platform software at a senior or principal level.
- Strong experience architecting robotics platforms and middleware, including runtimes, inter-process communication, platform services, ROS 2, or DDS.
- Experience defining onboard, edge, and cloud compute architectures, real-time execution, resource management, GPU or accelerated compute, and containerized deployment for robotic or autonomous systems.
- Deep understanding of software-layer integration among perception, planning, controls, and machine platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to define APIs, reference designs, standards, technology roadmaps, and governance practices that enable multiple engineering teams.
- Experience with public-cloud software delivery, environment management, test automation, peer review, CI/CD, and resource optimization.
- Strong analytical, requirements-analysis, communication, mentoring, coaching, persuasion, and strategic architecture leadership skills.
- Ability to work full-time onsite five days per week in Irving, Texas; visa sponsorship is unavailable.
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 and tuition reimbursement.
- Disability benefits, life insurance, parental leave, and adoption benefits.
- Incentive bonus eligibility.
- Domestic relocation assistance is available.
- The position is full-time and requires onsite work five days per week in Irving, Texas.
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.