Connectivity Systems Architect — IoT, 5G & Cloud

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plans

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Incentive bonus

Career Development

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an experienced Connectivity Systems Engineer in Irving, TX to design, develop, and support connectivity solutions spanning machine to cloud. This role leads architectural decisions, mentors engineers, and drives reliability, security, and scalability across distributed systems and data pipelines.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in software/ connectivity, expertise in Python/C/C++, and experience with Azure or AWS. Domestic relocation and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Connectivity Engineering, Networking, Distributed Systems, Cloud Platforms, or Industrial IoT.
• Advanced experience developing software using: Python, C, C++, C#

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support connectivity solutions across machine, site, edge, and cloud environments.
• Lead development of software and services supporting machine telemetry, remote monitoring, fleet management, digital products, and autonomous operations.
• Design and implement connectivity solutions leveraging cellular, satellite, private LTE/5G, Wi‑Fi, and edge computing platforms.
• Design and support telemetry, event streaming, messaging, and data ingestion pipelines from machine-to-edge-to-cloud environments.
• Evaluate connectivity architectures for reliability, scalability, security, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex connectivity, networking, software, and data pipeline issues.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, Cybersecurity, Cloud Engineering, and Data Engineering teams to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Establish engineering standards, implementation patterns, testing strategies, and operational best practices.
• Participate in architecture reviews and technical design decisions for enterprise connectivity platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations that improve platform capabilities and customer value.
• Mentor engineers and contribute technical leadership across multiple teams and projects.
• Drive continuous improvement in system observability, reliability, performance, and operational supportability.

Skills

Python

C

C++

C#

Telematics platforms

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering Computersci Telecommunications or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an experienced Connectivity Systems Engineer in Irving, TX to design, develop, and support connectivity solutions spanning machine to cloud. This role leads architectural decisions, mentors engineers, and drives reliability, security, and scalability across distributed systems and data pipelines.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in software/ connectivity, expertise in Python/C/C++, and experience with Azure or AWS. Domestic relocation and travel may be required.