Caterpillar Inc.

Principal Architect – IT, Product Engineering

Caterpillar Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: East PeoriaIllinoisTexasUnited States

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Salary

💰 $159,120 - $238,680 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Define the enterprise architecture strategy for product engineering platforms including PLM, CAD, simulation, and engineering data ecosystems.
  • Establish architecture patterns supporting digital engineering and model-based development.
  • Lead modernization or legacy engineering technology environments
  • Architect end-to-end digital thread connecting product design, manufacturing, and lifecycle management
  • Enable seamless integration between PLM, ERP, MES, quality systems, and digital manufacturing platforms
  • Define standards supporting configuration management, engineering change management, and traceability
  • Architect patterns enabling engineering-to-manufacturing data flow across global manufacturing operations
  • Enable connectivity between engineering platforms and MES, industrial IoT, factory automation systems, and quality and inspection platforms
  • Enable platforms supporting engineering simulation environments, AI-assisted design and optimization, generative engineering workflows and digital twin ecosystems
  • Define event driven integration, API-first engineering ecosystems, and engineering data interoperability to architect scalable solutions for global engineering collaboration and product development.
  • Partner across the enterprise with key stakeholders and translate the product engineering strategy into technology roadmaps and architectural blueprints.
  • Provide architecture governance and guidance across engineering initiatives.

Requirements

  • Experience in enterprise architecture, engineering platforms, or digital engineering environments.
  • Deep experience with product engineering ecosystems in industrial manufacturing
  • Demonstrated experience architecting PLM and engineering platform integrations
  • Strong understanding of engineering-to-manufacturing digital workflows
  • Expertise in integration architecture and enterprise platform design
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
  • 401(k) savings plans*
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)*
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
  • Health Lifestyle Programs*
  • Employee Assistance Program*
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
  • Career Development*
  • Incentive bonus*
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
enterprise architecturePLMCADsimulationengineering data ecosystemsdigital engineeringmodel-based developmentintegration architectureAPI-first engineering ecosystemsengineering data interoperability
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationstakeholder engagementgovernanceguidance