Principal Architect, Reinforcement Learning (Physical AI)
Caterpillar
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This role pays less than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $193,935–$263,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $209k versus about $228k for comparable roles.
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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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JOB TITLE: Principal Architect - AI Factory (Physical AI) The Principal Architect - AI Factory (Physical AI) joins the Technology, Digital and Data team to define the data architecture enabling Physical AI and autonomous systems to learn and operate at scale. This role involves establishing data domains, canonical models, and architectural standards to transform jobsite, machine, sensor, and telemetry data into reusable assets. You will design technical infrastructure using databases, programming languages, and testing approaches while leading the deployment of new digital capabilities. Key technologies include multi-node GPU clusters, Kubernetes, PyTorch, Spark, and Ray, alongside MLOps tools like MLflow and Kubeflow. You will solve complex problems in construction autonomy by building a data foundation for machines to perceive environments and make informed decisions in dynamic, real-world jobsites.
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