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Lead the strategic direction and architecture for global manufacturing and quality systems to enable AI-driven operations and smart factory transformation. Partner with executive leadership to align technology roadmaps with business priorities and drive enterprise-wide modernization initiatives.
Requires extensive experience as an Enterprise Architect with a strong background in manufacturing systems, MES, and Industrial IoT. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to influence senior leadership and lead large-scale technology transformations in global manufacturing environments.
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 Principal IT Enterprise Architect for Manufacturing & Quality is a senior technology and enterprise leadership role responsible for shaping the strategic direction of global manufacturing and quality systems across the organization. This position serves as a key advisor to senior business and technology leaders, driving enterprise-wide digital manufacturing initiatives and long-term technology modernization strategies, enabling AI Driven operations and the next generation of manufacturing innovation.
This role provides influential leadership across manufacturing architecture, smart factory transformation, AI enablement, digital twin simulation, enterprise integration, Industrial IoT, advanced analytics, and quality systems while ensuring alignment with overall business objectives, operational excellence, scalability, and future manufacturing innovation.
The Principal Architect will influence enterprise technology decisions across global manufacturing operations and play a critical role in advancing connected, intelligent, and data-driven manufacturing capabilities.
Enterprise & Strategic Leadership
Serve as the senior architecture leader for manufacturing and quality technology domains
Partner with executive leadership, enterprise process owners, plant operations, supply chain, engineering, and digital teams to influence and align technology strategy with business priorities
Drive enterprise-wide manufacturing technology vision and roadmap development
Lead strategic decision-making for modernization and transformation initiatives across global manufacturing operations including supporting business case creation
Influence organizational standards, governance models, and enterprise architecture direction
Global Manufacturing and Quality Transformation
Lead architecture strategy for smart factory and Industry 4.0 initiatives
Guide modernization of manufacturing systems, platforms, and integration strategies
Enable scalable digital capabilities through Industrial IoT, automation, analytics, AI, Digital Twins and connected platforms
Support enterprise adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies and predictive quality solutions
Promote simplification, standardization, and interoperability across manufacturing technology ecosystems
Technology Architecture & Integration
Define future-state architecture and capabilities for modern Manufacturing platforms, including AI first thinking, advanced analytics, MES, Industrial IoT, quality systems, and manufacturing data platforms
Lead manufacturing and quality integration architecture and scalable platform strategies
Ensure alignment between manufacturing systems, enterprise platforms, and business processes
Drive adoption of modern architecture practices including composable and event-driven architecture, through appropriately hosted solutions (edge, cloud, hybrid)
Technical Leadership & Governance
Provide technical leadership and mentorship across architecture and engineering teams
Establish enterprise reference architecture, standards and patterns for accelerated value
Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations to senior leadership
Lead cross-functional collaboration across global business and technology organizations
Extensive experience as an Enterprise Architect
Extensive experience in manufacturing systems architecture, or digital manufacturing leadership roles
Strong Manufacturing and Quality process knowledge
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leadership, financial acumen and drive enterprise-wide strategic initiatives
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills
Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise technology transformation initiatives
Strong background supporting global manufacturing operations and plant technologies
Expertise in MES, integration, Industrial IoT, manufacturing analytics, and enterprise integration architecture
TOGAF or comparable enterprise architecture certification
Experience leading smart factory or Industry 4.0 transformation programs
Knowledge of digital twins, advanced analytics, AI-driven manufacturing operations, and predictive quality systems
Experience within large global manufacturing organizations
Experience with Product and Project led organizations
Prior experience leading enterprise architecture teams or technical organizations
Strong understanding of modern cloud, integration, and data platform strategies
Additional Info:
The ideal location for this role is Irving-TX, East Peoria-IL
This position may require 20% travel.
About Caterpillar –
For more than a century, Caterpillar has helped build a better, more sustainable world. With 2025 sales and revenues of $67.6 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is shaping the future as the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Backed by one of the largest independent global dealer networks and financing services through Cat Financial, the company’s primary business segments: Power & Energy, Construction Industries and Resource Industries are solving customers’ toughest challenges through commercial excellence and advanced technology, driven by a highly skilled, dedicated global team. Learn more at www.caterpillar.com.
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.
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.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
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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Solving our customers' toughest challenges
For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. With 2024 sales and revenues of $64.8 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and provides financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.
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