Caterpillar
Project Engineer – Site Infrastructure
United States · Work style not stated · Full time
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- EmployerCaterpillar
- LocationUnited States
- Work styleWork style not stated
- Employment typeFull time
- Employer posted
Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
Job 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.
The Site Infrastructure team within Caterpillar Technology is responsible for defining, evaluating, and recommending the critical site infrastructure that enables Caterpillar Technology and Digital solutions across construction and mine operations worldwide.
A Site Infrastructure Engineering Specialist (Project Engineer) will define infrastructure requirements, research new and emerging technologies, test available options and formalize recommendations with performance levels. Additionally, they will collaborate with existing technical teams in communications networks, positioning systems, site compute platforms, cloud connectivity, cybersecurity, and autonomy to deliver recommendations.
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What You Will Do:
- Collaborate with platform and/or commercial teams to define Customer Needs
- Define infrastructure requirements, research available solutions, define success criteria, down select options, test for performance levels and create final recommendations to improve the capability, reliability, scalability, and security of site infrastructure solutions.
- Participate in architecture reviews, site readiness assessments, infrastructure validation, and deployment certification activities for customer sites.
- Consult on integration issues involving site communications, GNSS, data center, cloud, and autonomy infrastructure with existing customer environments.
- Develop reference architectures and standards for networking, positioning, compute platforms, remote connectivity, and site operations centers.
What You Have:
- Infrastructure Architecture & Design: Knowledge of enterprise and industrial infrastructure design; ability to convert customer and business requirements into scalable technology solutions.
- Demonstrates experience designing large-scale infrastructure architectures.
- Understands networking, compute, storage, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies.
- Facilitate architecture reviews and technical decision-making.
- Evaluates tradeoffs between alternative infrastructure solutions.
- Communicating Complex Concepts: Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to customers, leadership, architects, and cross-functional teams through effective presentations and simplified explanations.
- Managing Multiple Priorities: Ability to manage multiple concurrent customer deployments, technical initiatives, and infrastructure programs while balancing urgency and quality.
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop long-term infrastructure strategies that support Construction modernization, autonomy, scalability, and future technology growth.
- Technical Excellence: Demonstrated expertise in industrial networking, GNSS infrastructure, data center technologies, cloud connectivity, and mining technology solutions.
- Education Requirements: Requires a degree in an accredited Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related curriculum.
- Be a model for the team by exhibiting the five critical behaviors:
- Customer-back mindset: Create customer value every day.
- Act with Urgency:Resolve customer and infrastructure issues quickly. Identify and deliver quick wins whenever possible
- Think Differently:Identify emerging and innovative ways to simplify deployment and improve reliability.
- Open & Direct Communication:Communicate transparently with customers and partners.
- Accelerate Early Wins:Deliver infrastructure improvements that create immediate customer value.
Consideration for Top Candidates:
- Proven experience designing, testing and/or deploying construction technology (3D Grade, Compaction, Payload, Load and Haul) or industrial infrastructure solutions.
- Experience with networking technologies including industrial Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or LTE systems.
- Experience with GNSS, RTK correction systems, site survey infrastructure, and/or machine positioning technologies.
- Leadership experience facilitating architecture reviews and customer technical workshops.
- Experience supporting Construction, autonomous systems, fleet management systems, or mining operations.
- Experience with customer site operations
Additional Information:
- This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Tucson, AZ office
- Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
- Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
- This position will require up to 25% travel
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Summary Pay Range:
$112,710.00 - $183,140.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of 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
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Relocation is available for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
October 12, 2026 - October 13, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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