This role pays less than
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of similar roles. Most pay
$159,750–$224,062
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At the midpoint, this role pays about
$194k
versus about
$192k
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Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
$131,789–$192,710
across 56 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Perception Architect - Site Scan, you will own the architecture strategy for construction site scanning and site intelligence. You will be responsible for defining data requirements and evaluating technologies such as robotic site scanning, lidar mapping, photogrammetry, 360-degree imaging, drone-based scanning, fixed sensors, and BIM-to-field comparison to generate 3D site data. Your daily work involves developing systems to inspect machines, monitor jobsite conditions, track progress, and produce reports for autonomy, simulation, and customer workflows. You will leverage expertise in spatial data capture, localization, mapping accuracy, and 3D environments to solve complex problems in construction autonomy. The role requires navigating the intersection of physical and digital worlds by integrating AI-based site understanding tools to enable machines to perceive their environment and make informed decisions within dynamic construction sites.
Data Architecture
AI
Machine Learning
Physical AI
Edge Computing
Digital Twin
Synthetic Data
Data Engineering
Simulation
Robotics
Telemetry
Sensor Data
Cloud Architecture
Data Pipelines
Requirement Analysis
Site Reliability Engineering
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Linux
Windows Server
Python
PowerShell
Bash
Ansible
Chef
infrastructure-as-code
Networking
DNS
Firewalls
Load Balancing
Certificates
incident-management
Observability
Capacity Planning