Autonomy Technology Strategist

Caterpillar

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irving, TX
Salary
$159,120–$258,570 / yr
Posted
6 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Nov 1, 2026 (soon)

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Above market

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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 131 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$192,710 across 125 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Autonomy Technology Strategist

The Autonomy Technology Strategist joins the Technology, Digital and Data team to lead the software development for machines that move earth and haul material. This role involves setting the technical direction for complex solutions across robotics, build systems, and operator safety. You will design, implement, and test software for robotic and safety-critical machine systems, owning the path to proven status through validation and certification. Key responsibilities include improving build and release pipelines, shaping perception and interlock systems, and integrating new technologies like AI and machine learning. You must possess expertise in embedded, real-time, database, operating system, and web environments. The role requires solving hard integration problems where new software meets existing machines and infrastructure to ensure reliable, testable, and safe performance on job sites.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design, implementation, testing, and release of software for robotic and safety-critical machine systems.
  • Drive test strategies and guide software through validation and certification to ensure product reliability.
  • Build and improve build, integration, and release pipelines for complex embedded and autonomy software.
  • Develop and maintain operator and machine safety systems including perception, interlocks, and safety monitoring.
  • Implement AI and machine learning technologies to expand the capabilities of the software portfolio.
  • Solve complex integration problems where new software meets existing machines, infrastructure, and products.
  • Mentor engineers and lead design reviews to raise the technical bar across multiple teams.

What we're looking for

  • Degree required in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, or Materials Science curriculum.
  • Experience architecting and designing major products for embedded, real-time, database, operating system, and web environments.
  • Experience performing hands-on work in applied AI areas such as perception, autonomy, or anomaly detection.
  • Ability to lead the design, implementation, testing, and release of software for robotic and safety-critical machine systems.
  • Ability to build and improve build, integration, and release pipelines for embedded and autonomy software.
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and mentor engineers to raise technical standards.
  • 10+ years’ experience supporting platform level development projects and interfacing with internal development groups (preferred).
  • Proven experience supporting Product Development for on-road/off-road software engineering projects (preferred).

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