Principal Architect IT – Product Engineering

Caterpillar

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Work type: On-site
Location: Irving, TXEast Peoria, IL
Salary: $159,120–$238,680 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Jun 29, 2026

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This role $199k

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This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $167,860–$235,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $199k versus about $202k 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 43 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $131,789–$208,770 across 43 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Architect IT – Product Engineering

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The Principal IT Enterprise Architect for Product Engineering is a senior leadership role within Caterpillar’s global engineering team, responsible for shaping the strategic direction of technology platforms and systems. This position involves advising on enterprise-wide digital initiatives and modernization strategies, focusing on AI-driven innovation and scalable digital capabilities. The architect will lead end-to-end digital thread transformation, guide engineering system modernization, and ensure alignment with business objectives through collaboration with manufacturing, supply chain, and digital teams. Key responsibilities include defining future-state architecture for advanced analytics and product development, driving adoption of composable and event-driven architectures, and providing technical leadership across global technology organizations. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in enterprise architecture, engineering systems, and leading large-scale transformation initiatives, along with expertise in PLM platforms like Siemens, PTC, and Dassault, as well as integration with ERP, MES, and digital manufacturing solutions.

Skills

PLM ERP MES Siemens PTC Dassault AI Digital Twin Simulation Cloud CI/CD TOGAF Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL AWS Azure DevOps GraphQL

What you'll do

Drive the strategic direction of global Engineering platforms and systems.
Develop and lead enterprise-wide engineering technology vision and roadmap.
Guide modernization initiatives for engineering systems and integration strategies.
Define future-state architecture for AI-first thinking in engineering platforms.
Ensure alignment between engineering systems, enterprise platforms, and business processes.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience as an Enterprise Architect in engineering systems architecture or digital engineering leadership roles.
Proven ability to influence senior leadership and drive large-scale enterprise technology transformation initiatives.
Expertise in PLM, integration, digital thread, digital twin, simulation, and AI enablement in engineering platforms.
Strong background supporting global engineering operations within industrial manufacturing organizations.
TOGAF certification or equivalent enterprise architecture qualification.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and establishing enterprise reference architectures.

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