Principal Architect – Manufacturing And Quality

Caterpillar Inc.

East Peoria, IL, US
$172,630.00 - $258,950.00; not specified; medical,...
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Manufacturing systems integration
Plant technology environments
Mes, erp, quality systems integration
** Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Principal Architect for Manufacturing and Quality to lead the design and governance of technology architecture for modern manufacturing across its global operations. The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in enterprise architecture and manufacturing systems integration, with a focus on enabling smart factories and advanced analytics. **

Job Summary

  • The Principal Architect for Manufacturing & Quality is a senior enterprise architecture leader responsible for defining and governing the technology architecture that enables modern manufacturing across global operations for over 200 facilities.
  • This role partners with manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and digital platform leaders to architect scalable solutions that support smart factories, advanced analytics, predictive quality, automation and digital twins.
  • The mission of this role is to enable a digital manufacturing architecture that supports smart factories transformation, predictive and autonomous quality systems, real-time operational visibility, digital twin simulation environments, event-driven manufacturing operations, and scalable data platforms supporting AI and advanced analytics.

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** Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Principal Architect for Manufacturing and Quality to lead the design and governance of technology architecture for modern manufacturing across its global operations. The ideal candidate should possess extensive experience in enterprise architecture and manufacturing systems integration, with a focus on enabling smart factories and advanced analytics. **

Salary

$172,630.00 - $258,950.00; Not specified; Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Manufacturing systems integration
  • Plant technology environments
  • MES, ERP, quality systems integration
  • Industrial data platforms
  • Enterprise platform design
  • Architecture governance

Nice-to-have

  • Smart factory transformation
  • Industry 4.0 transformations
  • Digital twins and simulation
  • Event-driven architectures
  • Global complex industrial manufacturing

Key Requirements

  • Experience in enterprise architecture
  • Experience in solution architecture
  • Experience in manufacturing systems architecture
  • Experience supporting large-scale manufacturing transformation programs
  • Strong understanding of industrial manufacturing processes
  • Expertise in integration architecture
  • Business Assessment knowledge
  • Analytical Thinking skills
  • Architecture Modelling skills
  • Core Application Systems knowledge
  • Software Product Design/Architecture knowledge
  • Application Modernization knowledge
  • System and Technology Integration knowledge

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Not specified

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