Join Caterpillar as an AI Foundations Pod Member, contributing to data science, machine learning, and Generative AI solutions that shape a better world.

Company: Caterpillar

Role: AI Foundations Pod Member

Location: Bangalore, Karnātaka / Chennai, Tamil Nādu, India

Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, data science, mathematics, statistics, or a related field
Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in artificial intelligence, machine learning, engineering, mathematics, physics, or a closely related field is considered an advantage

Role Focus: • Design, build, test, and iterate on data science, machine learning, and Generative AI solutions • Perform data exploration, feature engineering, model training, evaluation, and validation • Implement scalable and maintainable solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and standards • Contribute production-ready code, notebooks, pipelines, and model artifacts • Execute assigned work items to meet sprint and increment commitments • Balance experimentation with delivery • Identify and communicate technical risks and assumptions • Support operational readiness through testing, documentation, and handover activities

Additional responsibilities:

Work closely with the Data Science Pod Lead to align technical work with pod-level direction and priorities
Partner with AI Product Owners to understand business problems and success metrics
Collaborate with platform, data engineering, MLOps, and software engineering teams
Communicate analytical findings, model behavior, and recommendations to stakeholders
Ensure models and analytics meet quality, performance, security, reliability, and compliance standards
Apply Responsible AI principles throughout the solution lifecycle
Produce and maintain technical documentation, experiments, and traceability artifacts

More skills:

notebooks, ML frameworks, Agile Delivery, Communication & Collaboration

Other:

Knowledge of the software development life cycle
Ability to work within a structured methodology for delivering and maintaining data science and AI solutions
Knowledge of AI and Generative AI concepts, risks, and opportunities
Ability to govern and guide AI product development to achieve business outcomes while adhering to responsible AI principles
Programming literacy in AI-related languages (e.g., Python, R, etc.)
Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques

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