Principal Spatial Intelligence Architect
Caterpillar
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This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $191,400–$254,225 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $230k versus about $223k 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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The Principal Spatial Intelligence Architect joins the Robotics team to define the spatial-reasoning architecture for autonomous machines. This role focuses on how machines reason about space, terrain, and reach to plan and execute precise work movements. You will design technical infrastructure, including databases and programming languages, while developing architecture deliverables to solve complex business problems. Key responsibilities include defining standards for task and motion planning, spatially grounded VLA, and behavior generation. You will lead the evaluation of new technologies and manage the IT blueprint for autonomous systems. Required skills include expertise in spatial reasoning, motion planning, and application architecture. You must understand Agile SDLC, public cloud ecosystems, and CI/CD. This role solves the challenge of turning upstream environment inputs into coordinated motion for heavy machinery.
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