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Automation & Autonomy Technology Application Specialist
Caterpillar Inc.Product Application Specialist at Caterpillar validating customer needs for construction remote control and autonomy. Supporting product development to deliver measurable customer and business outcomes.
Posted 7/18/2026full-timeMossville • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $147,760 - $221,640 per yearWebsite
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in capturing and prioritizing customer needs, translating them into functional requirements, and ensuring technology solutions deliver value in construction and related industries. Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive product development based on customer insights and business impact.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Customer Needs AnalysisProduct Development ProcessesCross-Functional CollaborationTechnology Solution DeploymentBusiness Case Development
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Hard Skills
Requirements DefinitionBusiness Model ShapingField Learning EngagementCustomer ValidationSolution Outcome Translation
Soft Skills
Influencing SkillsCommunication SkillsCustomer Perspective Representation
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s DegreeAdvanced Degree Preferred
Industry Keywords
ConstructionIndustrialWaste ManagementQuarryMining
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesGo
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Capture, define, and prioritize unmet customer needs for remote control, task autonomy, and site autonomy based on customer value, business impact, and expected site outcomes.
- Support product development as the commercial owner by building and validating business cases, defining requirements, shaping business models and ensuring site technology solutions deliver intended customer outcomes.
- Lead customer validation and field learning through early learner and field-follow engagements, customer visits, and real-world performance feedback.
- Partner with commercial, Go-To-Market and development teams to align priorities, manage the construction remote control and autonomy roadmap, and support adoption and utilization growth.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree and advanced degree highly preferred.
- Extensive experience working directly with customers, dealers, or cross-functional commercial partners to understand needs and define solutions.
- Familiarity with product development processes, including translating customer requirements into functional requirements and solution outcomes.
- Ability to represent the customer perspective throughout the development process to ensure solutions deliver intended value and site outcomes.
- Proven ability to influence engineering and development teams using customer-back insights and business priorities.
- Experience deploying technology solutions in construction, industrial and waste, quarry, mining or related industry segments.
Benefits
Comp & perks- 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