Principal Architect, Simulation Engine (Physical AI)
Caterpillar
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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $176,137–$256,450 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $194k versus about $216k 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 105 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$192,710 across 100 roles with salary data.
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The Principal Data Architect - Simulation & Robotics Data 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 designing technical infrastructure, including specific databases and programming languages, to manage simulation, synthetic, and scenario-based data environments. Key responsibilities include establishing data contracts, schemas, and governance for multimodal sources like sensor, video, telemetry, and robotics data. The architect must ensure datasets are representative for AI model development while creating scalable patterns for world-model development. Required competencies include data architecture, platform architecture, requirements analysis, and target architecture. The role solves complex problems in construction autonomy by integrating machine telemetry and digital twins into edge-to-cloud architectures for real-world operational data.
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