Autonomy Systems Engineer — Site Automation & Integration Lead

Caterpillar Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship not available

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design, integrate, and implement system capabilities across technology platforms.

You will lead system‑level requirements, architecture, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure safe, scalable autonomy and site solutions in harsh mining and construction environments. You will work across software, hardware, machine, and site teams, balancing time, cost, and risk while communicating readiness and trade‑offs to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience leading system requirements development and management across complex multi‑team or multi‑product environments.
• Proven ability to define system architecture, interfaces, and integration strategies across platforms.
• Ability to make architectural trade‑offs and influence technical direction beyond a single team or product.

Responsibilities

• Define, decompose, and manage system‑level requirements and interfaces.
• Lead or support system integration and validation activities.
• Ensure alignment between architecture intent, implementation, and verification.
• Collaborate across software, hardware, machine, and site teams.
• Communicate system readiness, technical risk, and trade‑offs to stakeholders.
• Document system architecture, design decisions, and success criteria.
• Apply engineering judgment to balance time, cost, quality, and risk.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

Architecture definition

Inter-team collaboration

Technical decision making

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design, integrate, and implement system capabilities across technology platforms.

You will lead system‑level requirements, architecture, and cross‑functional collaboration to ensure safe, scalable autonomy and site solutions in harsh mining and construction environments. You will work across software, hardware, machine, and site teams, balancing time, cost, and risk while communicating readiness and trade‑offs to stakeholders.