Senior Robotics Platform Architect

Caterpillar Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 159,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Relocation assistance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a Robotics Platform Architect to own the software foundation for robotics and autonomy. You will define end-to-end software architecture, middleware, and platform services to power autonomous machines across products.

Working with autonomy, controls, ML, simulation and data teams, you will set standards, APIs and reference designs to accelerate development and deployment, covering onboard, edge and cloud compute models.

Qualifications

• Robotics platform and middleware architecture experience across multiple teams.
• Experience with onboard, edge and cloud compute architectures for autonomous systems.
• Ability to define APIs, reference designs and standards to accelerate development.
• Strong communication and leadership to guide cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop architecture deliverables to solve business problems.
• Design technical infrastructure including databases, languages and testing approaches.
• Lead evaluation and deployment of new technologies to enhance capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver digital solutions.

Skills

Robotics platform

Middleware architecture

Edge compute

APIs & standards

Autonomy software

Agile SDLC in cloud

Communication skills

Tools

ROS 2 / DDS

GPU acceleration

Containerization

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a Robotics Platform Architect to own the software foundation for robotics and autonomy. You will define end-to-end software architecture, middleware, and platform services to power autonomous machines across products.

Working with autonomy, controls, ML, simulation and data teams, you will set standards, APIs and reference designs to accelerate development and deployment, covering onboard, edge and cloud compute models.