Autonomy Systems Engineer, Site Technology

Caterpillar

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irving, TX
Salary
$97,530–$158,480 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 11, 2026

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $179k
This role $128k
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This role pays less than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $142,500–$215,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $128k versus about $179k for comparable roles.

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About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Industry: Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing

Caterpillar currently has 76 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$190,176 across 74 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Autonomy Systems Engineer, Site Technology

Autonomy Systems Engineer - Site Technology joins the team to contribute to the design, integration, and implementation of system capabilities within the Site Technology ecosystem across surface, underground, and construction domains. The role involves developing and maintaining system-level requirements, interfaces, and documentation for common domains such as surface management, operator management, asset management, material management, safety, and assignment and optimization. You will participate in architecture design, validation activities, modeling, and trade studies while ensuring alignment with established system patterns. Key responsibilities include collaborating with industry-specific teams to implement solutions that align with common interfaces. Required skills include systems engineering experience, problem solving, and proficiency with application and system development tools for designing large-scale systems. The role addresses technical challenges in mining, quarry, aggregates, and construction by creating scalable, reusable solutions across diverse industrial environments.

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain system-level requirements, interfaces, and documentation for common domains like asset and material management.
  • Design and validate system architectures through analysis, modeling, and trade studies while balancing technical and product constraints.
  • Create and maintain system engineering artifacts for site solutions in mining, quarrying, and construction.
  • Implement scalable, reusable system solutions that align with established architecture and engineering standards.
  • Participate in technical reviews and architectural governance forums to ensure long-term system integrity across industries.
  • Collaborate with industry-specific teams to integrate common system interfaces into diverse product lines.
  • Apply systems engineering practices to develop capabilities within the Site Technology ecosystem.

What we're looking for

  • 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.
  • Applied experience within CI or RI industry groups, including understanding of trends, regulations, and operational constraints.
  • Extensive experience recognizing, anticipating, and resolving complex system, organizational, or process problems.
  • Hands-on experience with application and system development tools, architecture, and modeling approaches for large-scale systems.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred).
  • Experience in Construction, Mining, onboard/embedded software, or with CAT products and tools (preferred).

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