Autonomy Systems Engineer - Site & Mining Tech Innovator

Caterpillar Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 98,000 - 158,000; 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

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking an Autonomy Engineer to design, integrate, and implement system capabilities across surface, underground, and construction domains within the Site Technology ecosystem.

You will develop scalable, reusable solutions by applying architecture and engineering standards, collaborating with senior engineers, architects, and product teams to deliver reliable, cross-domain systems that support enterprise objectives.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading system requirements development and management across complex, multi-team or multi-product environments.
• Proven experience defining system architecture, interfaces, and integration strategies that scale across platforms and industries.
• Experience making architectural trade-offs and influencing technical direction beyond a single team or product.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to systems engineering activities across site, machine, and technology domains, supporting consistency and reuse across industries and products.
• Develop and maintain system-level requirements, interfaces, and documentation for common domains such as surface management, operator management, asset management, material management, safety, and assignment & amp; optimization under guidance from senior engineers.
• Participate in system architecture design and validation activities, including analysis, modeling, and trade studies, applying engineering fundamentals and learning to balance technical and product constraints.
• Support the creation and maintenance of system engineering artifacts for site solutions (e.g., mining, quarry & amp; aggregates, construction), ensuring alignment with established system patterns and architectures.
• Collaborate with industry-specific teams (surface hauling, underground, construction, quarry & amp; aggregates) to implement solutions that align with common system interfaces and architectural guidance.
• Participate in technical reviews and design discussions, incorporating feedback to improve solution quality and system alignment.
• Lead and participate in technical reviews, architectural governance forums, and roadmap planning, applying senior judgment to protect long-term system integrity across industries.
• Continuously develop systems engineering skills through collaboration, feedback, and exposure to cross-domain solutions.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Requirements Development

Architecture & Interfaces

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Modeling Tools

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking an Autonomy Engineer to design, integrate, and implement system capabilities across surface, underground, and construction domains within the Site Technology ecosystem.

You will develop scalable, reusable solutions by applying architecture and engineering standards, collaborating with senior engineers, architects, and product teams to deliver reliable, cross-domain systems that support enterprise objectives.