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# Principal Perception Architect - System Integration

- **Company:** Caterpillar
- **Location:** Irving, TX, United States
- **Salary:** $147,760.0 - $240,110.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computing Platforms, Business Software, Data Architecture, Software Requirements Analysis, Data Streaming, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, GNSS
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3361184857&tx=JR3327FFG&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Analytical Thinking: Expert Knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
 * Platform Architecture: Expert knowledge of technologies and methods to design processing mechanisms and roadmaps to execute business application systems; ability to design these roadmaps and deploy supportive interfaces for end-users to access related systems, in accordance with standards and processes.
 * Data Architecture: Expert knowledge of processes, techniques and factors that affect data architecture; ability to design blueprints on how to integrate data resources for business processes and functional support. Ability to utilize design methodologies, tools and techniques to convert business requirements and logical models into a technical design.
 * Effective Communications: Expert understanding effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
 * Organizational Leadership: Expert knowledge of leadership concepts and ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives., * Strong experience with perception sensor systems, including cameras, lidar, radar, IMU, GNSS, ultrasonic, or similar sensing technologies.
 * Experience evaluating, selecting, and integrating perception sensors for autonomous vehicles or robotics. Familiarity with construction machine applications is a plus.
 * Experience with sensor interfaces, cabling, networking, power, synchronization, driver software requirements, data streaming, diagnostics, and health monitoring.
 * Solid understanding of sensor placement, field of view, machine coverage, blind spot analysis, mounting, packaging, vibration, environmental protection, and serviceability.
 * Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with sensor suppliers, machine platform, edge platform, data collection, and hardware/software teams.

## Description

Own the front-end perception sensor system architecture for autonomous machine platforms. This role focuses on selecting, evaluating, integrating, and validating sensors such as cameras, lidar, radar, IMU, GNSS, ultrasonic, and other sensing technologies so reliable data streams are available for downstream services and platforms.

This role also works with the existing Data Collection Kit to understand current sensor capability, integration gaps, data quality limitations, and improvement opportunities.

What You Will Do:

 * Define perception sensor selection and evaluation strategy across cameras, lidar, radar, IMU, GNSS, ultrasonic, and other sensing technologies.
 * Own perception sensor integration architecture, including sensor interfaces, driver software requirements, data stream readiness, startup behavior, configuration, health monitoring, diagnostics, and status reporting.
 * Assess the existing Data Collection Kit to identify sensor coverage gaps, data quality issues, integration limitations, interface constraints, and improvement opportunities.
 * Identify and resolve sensing coverage gaps across the machine, including blind spots, field-of-view and range limitations, placement constraints, and data reliability risks.
 * Define sensor mounting, electrical, network, cabling, packaging, environmental protection, and serviceability requirements to ensure sensors can be reliably integrated into machine platforms.


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