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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$128,470–$192,710
across 125 roles with salary data.
The Principal Edge Architect - Platform leads the Physical AI - Edge Platform Architecture Team to own the architecture strategy for machine autonomy applications. This role involves defining the roadmap for the NVIDIA Thor-based compute platform, including input/output interfaces, networking, runtime environments, storage, and diagnostics. The architect ensures the platform is scalable, secure, and reliable for real-world machine deployment across various sensor configurations and operating environments. Key responsibilities include managing tradeoffs for GPU, CPU, memory, and thermal limits while aligning with perception, robotics, and safety teams. Required expertise includes platform architecture, data architecture, and analytical thinking. Candidates should possess experience with NVIDIA edge AI platforms, CUDA, TensorRT, and GPU-accelerated inference to solve complex problems in construction autonomy and real-time embedded systems.
NVIDIA Jetson
CUDA
TensorRT
Jetson Linux
Isaac
Edge Computing
Embedded Linux
Robotics
Middleware
Service Orchestration
Data Logging
Diagnostics
Runtime Optimization
System Integration
NVIDIA Jetson
CUDA
TensorRT
Jetson Linux
Isaac
Embedded Linux
Edge Computing
Robotics
AI
Middleware
Service Orchestration
Resource Management
System Integration
Diagnostics
Logging