Caterpillar, Inc

Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Caterpillar, Inc$112K — $183K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or an equivalent discipline
  • 3+ years experience in ML Pipeline Development & Maintenance
  • Strong skills in data schema design and database performance tuning
  • Experience managing applications on cloud platforms such as AWS
  • Demonstrated experience with ETL, RDBMS, and No SQL databases

Responsibilities

  • Extract and organize raw data from images and lidar
  • Support data exploration and visualization tools
  • Train, evaluate, and deploy ML models
  • Develop and deploy a full-stack pipeline for perception, planning, prediction projects
  • Design scalable systems for processing and analyzing large data sets
  • Enhance existing data infrastructure for improved automation
  • Measure and improve data quality during analysis processes

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Paid time off (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
  • 401(k) savings plans
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Career Development opportunities
  • Disability benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement
Full Job Description

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

As a Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and deploying a robust full-stack pipeline that can support various perception/planning/prediction projects. In this role, you will build up various tools that will optimize efficiency when working with large data sets. This includes developing Data Stores, implementing Data Visualization utilities, and deriving quantifiable metrics to support the Machine Learning pipeline. Your actions will directly contribute to the development of safer, more efficient machines for Caterpillar's customers. Basic qualifications includes building and supporting the tools, scripts, and processes for managing data and training pipelines for machine learning.

What You Will Do:

  • Extracting, processing, and organizing raw data (images, lidar).
  • Support for data exploration and visualization tools.
  • ML model training, evaluation, and deployment.
  • Developing and deploying a robust full-stack pipeline that can support various perception/planning/prediction projects.
  • Design and implement scalable and reliable systems for ingestion, processing, and analysis of large disparate data sets from diverse sources.
  • Improve existing and create new data infrastructure components to better automate extraction, transformation, loading, and other data management processes.
  • Develop tools and applications to proactively measure, monitor, and improve data quality and consistency during loading and analysis processes.
  • Analyze and improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability of data infrastructure and processes.
  • Work with data team to define and promote best practices for data management and analysis, and to build and improve systems to implement and support these practices.

What You Have:

  • Industry Knowledge:
    • Compares and contrasts the latest developments and emerging issues in the industry.
    • Raises coworkers' awareness of industry standards, practices and guidelines.
    • Assesses how regulatory and reporting requirements apply to own organization.
    • Strong skills and experience in data schema design and database performance tuning
  • Software Development Life Cycle
    • Describes tasks, tools and practices for converting software product requirements into design.
    • Demonstrates experience with all phases and deliverables of the product development methodology.
    • Assesses the impact of new productivity improvement tools on one's own area of responsibility.
    • Ability to use agentic workflows to support software development life cycle
  • Application Development Tools
    • Evaluates toolkits used to support major production systems.
    • Experience developing and managing applications on cloud-based platforms such as AWS.
    • Experience in Linux environments
    • Professional experience with ETL, RDBMS and No SQL database.
  • Technical Troubleshooting:
    • Emphasizes the business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution so that problems can be avoided in the future.
    • Create trouble reports for all issues found and reviews solutions for completeness and correctness.
    • Directs the resolution of communications problems in multi-vendor environments.
    • Coaches others on advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems
  • Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or an equivalent discipline

Consideration for Top Candidates:

  • 3+ years experience in ML Pipeline Development & Maintenance

Additional Information:

  • This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Mossville, IL office.
  • Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
  • Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.
  • This position will require up to 10% 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:

July 6, 2026 - July 17, 2026

About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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