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Chennai · On-site · 10-13 Yrs · Sep 23
Machinery Manufacturing · 10000+ Employees · Irving, US
At Caterpillar, you build what matters—whether it’s the career you want, crucial work skills, strong relationships or new digital technologies. There are big jobs to be done worldwide—building critical infrastructure, bolstering local economies, meeting the demand for energy—and that work is powered by our people. Every single Caterpillar employee moves our company forward. Piece by piece, part by part, person by person. Together we create sustainable, world-changing solutions that impact lives around the globe. Join our winning team and help build a better world.
Hiring: Engineering
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My experience thru out the interview was good it was basically in terms of two rounds one virtual and final in person both were good , got immense amount of experience like faced the questions that was never expected
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Overview
Career Area: Technology, Digital and Data
Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver implementation strategies for State of the Art (Gen)AI-based Applications in manufacturing domain.
- Design and implement a Knowledge Transfer strategy to scale the own experience via a Growing and Ambitious AI Team.
- Drive technical innovation through boundary-pushing experimentation, while maintaining alignment with customer commitments and delivery expectations.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations teams to design and integrate AI features into digital products.
Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience building production-grade AI services, including considerations for scalability, availability, security, resiliency, performance, logging, monitoring, and cost optimization.
- Application of GenAI for generative design, simulation, predictive modeling, demand forecasting, or process optimization in industrial environments. Experience with frameworks like Langchain, Langgraph or industry GenAI stacks.
- Mastery of supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning algorithms as applied to manufacturing (predictive maintenance, defect detection, process automation).
- Strong software engineering skills in Python and common ML libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, JAX).
- Knowledge of integrating real-time manufacturing data (IoT, PLC, MES/ERP connectivity) to digital twins for simulation and predictive analytics.
Nice to have
- Prior experience in technical training, mentorship, or consulting role, preferably within a corporate or academic setting.
- Demonstratable experience with manufacturing data, industrial protocols, plant systems, and translating business goals into machine learning projects.
- Architected or deployed digital twin solutions for virtual representation of physical assets/processes.
Education
- Posting Dates:
- September 24, 2026 - October 1, 2026
- Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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Last updated 29 September 2026
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