Career Area:

Business Technologies, 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.

What does it mean to live the Caterpillar Experience? 

It means you play a part in building a better world. You contribute to a winning culture—a spirit of accountability—that has driven change on every continent for more than 90 years. To work with us is a commitment to improve sustainability, invent for the digital age and innovate in order to bring solutions to millions of people.  Sure, you work for Caterpillar. But more importantly, you work for the good of your career, your family, your community, and your world.

Job Summary

Caterpillar has been leveraging AI for years to deliver processes and products. Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence which has a human-level of cognitive function, across a wide variety of domains such as language processing, image processing, computational functioning to mimic human-like reasoning. GenAI is an emerging technology that will play a vital role in profitable growth for Caterpillar.

Cat IT is working hard to enable a safe environment where the business can innovate and thrive. They have developed an Intelligent Automation Center of Excellence to operationalize Caterpillar IT’s GenAI COE services to deliver business value by developing deep expertise to be able to scale and drive efficiencies, ensure we are providing solutions using the right technology, and has approved below roles to support the growing demand for GenAI COE services.

What You Will Do:

Caterpillar is looking for an experienced AI Solution Developer to help build the foundations of our enterprise Generative AI Capabilities. You will work on a wide range of initiatives supporting cutting-edge AI research and development, all in our public cloud infrastructure. You will work in a team that interacts with a cross functional team consisting of architects from various services, engineers and SME's to develop Generative AI solutions.  

Here are some of the exciting responsibilities this position contains: 

• Architect, build and deploy well-managed core APIs and SDKs to access LLMs and our proprietary Foundational Models including training, fine-tuning and prompting tasks, including orchestration SDKs. 

• Design APIs for performance, real-time applications, scale, ease of use and governance automation. 

• Develop application-specific interfaces that leverage LLMs and FMs to continue to enhance customer experience. 

• Enable and democratize our users to build new Gen AI capabilities. 

• Develop tools and processes to monitor API access patterns and operational health. 

• Design and implement Responsible AI with guardrails. 

What You Have:

• Bachelors or Master's in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field. 

• Familiarity with building large-scale AI products, Generative AI solutions, or platforms for NLP, speech, computer vision, or recommendation systems. 

• Have experience with API security, observability, cloud access control and privacy best practices. 

• Experience with cloud platforms and distributed computing for scalable model training. 

• Software development experience in support of enterprise-grade solutions 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively. 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Ability to move fast in an environment with ambiguity at times, and with competing priorities and deadlines.  

• Ability to iterate rapidly with researchers and engineers to improve product experience while building the foundational capabilities. 

What You Will Get:

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers, who build a better world.

Here, you earn more than just an hourly wage. Because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day-one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and holidays (prorated based on the hire date).

Compensation & Benefits:

Base salary for this role ranges from $123,480 - $200,640 Actual salary will be based on experience. The total rewards package, beyond base salary includes:

• Annual incentive bonus plan*

• Medical, dental and vision coverage starting day 1

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

• 401(k) Savings Plan including company match

• Health savings account (HSA)

• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

• Short and long-term disability coverage

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts

• Career Development

Additional Info:

The ideal locations for this role is Peoria-IL, Dallas-TX, Nashville-TN; however open to considering other Caterpillar facilities within the U.S. (candidates permanent address must be within 50-mile driving distance to a Caterpillar facility)

For a full list of U.S. Caterpillar facilities please visit: https://www.caterpillar.com/en/company/global-footprint/americas/united-states.html

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Sponsorship is not available.

About Caterpillar -

Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading construction and mining equipment manufacturer of off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed to contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.

Posting Dates:

September 18, 2024 - September 30, 2024

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.   

EEO/AA Employer.  All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.

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