# Lead Forward Deployed Robotics & Systems Engineer

Career Area: Technology, Digital and DataJob Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Job Summary: Caterpillar is scaling intelligent heavy equipment - autonomy, safety systems, production and efficiency monitoring, grade and positioning, and field data collection - from early customer deployments to commercial operations across North America and around the world. The Field Engineering & Deployment team takes these edge systems from engineering release through installation, commissioning and stabilization to safe, productive operation at customer sites, on Caterpillar and other OEM machines. As the systems mature, routine installation and service will transition to the Caterpillar dealer network, with this team building the standard

- **Id**: 4025729
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/caterpillar-lead-forward-deployed-robotics-systems-engineer>
- **Role**: Robotics
- **Role family**: Robotics
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: remote
- **Remote scope**: stated_countries
- **Remote scope basis**: posting_text
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Irving, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 1
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: yes
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T16:47:18Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T16:47:18Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 11905
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Industrial Machinery

## Company

- **Id**: 176554
- **Name**: Caterpillar
- **Domain**: caterpillar.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/caterpillar>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 96
- **Open postings**: 156
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.135
- **Repost share**: 0.026
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 31
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 128470
- **Max**: 208770
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 208770

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **ROS** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T16:47:18Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 48; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 343 · green card filings: 92; Filings 12m: 343

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 31
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T17:53:00Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 208770
- **Is top pay**: no

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