Senior Spatial AI Architect for Autonomous Construction

Caterpillar; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 175,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) savings plan

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar in Irving, TX, is seeking a Spatial Intelligence Architect to define the spatial reasoning architecture for autonomous machines, enabling precise motion planning and task execution on job sites. You will shape how machines perceive space, terrain, and reach while coordinating with teams across Robotics and software engineering.

The role focuses on planning, movement generation, and governance of architectural patterns in public cloud ecosystems, with strong leadership and

Qualifications

• Analytical thinking to identify root causes and propose solutions.
• Knowledge of application design and architecture principles for transforming requirements into systems.
• Experience designing roadmaps and interfaces for enterprise IT environments.
• Ability to elicit, analyze and document required functionality and non‑functional requirements.
• Ability to develop IT blueprints and align patterns with business strategy.
• Spatial reasoning and real‑time motion planning for autonomous systems or machines.

Responsibilities

• Developing detailed architecture deliverables to solve business problems.
• Designing an application's technical infrastructure and testing approaches.
• Leading evaluation and deployment of new technologies to enhance digital capabilities.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver digital solutions that meet business results.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Architecture design

Platform architecture

Requirements analysis

Target architecture

Spatial reasoning

Motion planning

VLA grounding

Job description

Caterpillar in Irving, TX, is seeking a Spatial Intelligence Architect to define the spatial reasoning architecture for autonomous machines, enabling precise motion planning and task execution on job sites. You will shape how machines perceive space, terrain, and reach while coordinating with teams across Robotics and software engineering.

The role focuses on planning, movement generation, and governance of architectural patterns in public cloud ecosystems, with strong leadership and