
Principal Architect – IT, Product Engineering
Caterpillar Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: East Peoria • Illinois • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $159,120 - $238,680 per year
Job Level
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