Senior Manager Digital Architecture; Simulation, Digital Twin, and AI Development

Career Area

Technology, Digital and Data

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.

At Caterpillar, technology always has a purpose, which is to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. Through Cat Technology, we are solving problems by building the intelligence layer that connects machines, data, and people to make jobsites safer, more productive, and more sustainable. By combining deep domain expertise in physical systems with software, connectivity, autonomy, and AI, we deliver solutions that work in the real world—on real jobsites, at global scale.

You’ll build and deploy against one of the most unique data foundations—over 1.6 million connected assets generating real-world data daily. These data and platform capabilities are enabling the development of AI models, edge computing architectures, and software systems that scale across fleets, products, and industries. The result will be a new generation of machines that continuously learn, improve, and deliver performance at scale.

Construction autonomy is one of the most complex challenges in applied AI, and at Caterpillar, advancements in physical AI, simulation, sensing, and edge computing are turning things that once felt impossible—intelligent machines operating in dynamic jobsites—into reality.

Our connected ecosystem brings together massive volumes of high-quality data to create a foundation where engineers like you can build and deploy against.

If this work motivates you, we invite you to join our team. In these roles, you’ll work at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds. You’ll help design and deliver intelligent systems that enable machines to perceive their environment, make informed decisions, and support safer, more productive operations.

The Senior Manager, Digital Architecture – Simulation, Digital Twin & AI Development leads the architecture organization responsible for enabling machines to learn, improve, and scale through simulation, digital twins, synthetic data, AI model development, and AI Factory capabilities. This leader defines the strategy, architecture, and technical roadmap for the platforms, infrastructure, and software ecosystems that support the complete lifecycle of Physical AI development—from data generation and simulation to model training, fine‑tuning, and validation.

The role is accountable for the architecture of digital twin platforms, simulation environments, synthetic data pipelines, AI development platforms, and AI Factory infrastructure, including GPU compute, high‑performance storage, networking, orchestration, MLOps, and model lifecycle management capabilities. Partnering with engineering, data science, perception, and robotics teams, this leader ensures that real‑world machine data, virtual environments, and AI development workflows operate as a connected ecosystem that accelerates innovation and continuously improves autonomous system performance.

Need to be able to architect an integrated ecosystem where digital twins generate insights, simulation creates learning opportunities, AI Factories train and fine‑tune models, and autonomous machines continuously improve through operational feedback loops. This individual understands not only the technology stack, but also how to transform it into a strategic capability that accelerates Physical AI adoption and creates a sustainable competitive advantage.

Success in this role is measured by the organization’s ability to rapidly develop, validate, and scale Physical AI capabilities while maximizing the value of simulation, digital twins, AI infrastructure, and the NVIDIA ecosystem to create…