Job Description
Career Area:
Technology, 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.
Caterpillar Inc. seeks Data Scientist at its facility located at 540 W. Madison Street, Floor 14, Chicago, IL 60661.
Perform analytical tasks and initiatives on huge amounts of data to support data-driven business decisions and development. Direct the data gathering, data mining, and data processing processes in huge volume, creating appropriate data models. Explore, promote, and implement semantic data capabilities through Natural Language Processing, text analysis and machine learning techniques. Lead to define requirements and scope of data analyses, presenting and reporting possible business insights to management using data visualization technologies. Conduct research on data model optimization and algorithms to improve effectiveness and accuracy on data analyses. Develop failure models that help save machine downtime from weeks to months. Responsible for the development and deployment of predictive analytical models for condition monitoring on Caterpillar engines and machines. Build based analytical models for active monitoring of mining and construction machinery using high frequency time series (sensory) data using Python. Develop Python packages and machine learning models for Caterpillar partners maintaining data privacy using AWS workspaces and Sage maker. Develop end to end strategy starting from data modelling to communicating insights to SME's and business partners. Develop back-testing strategies and validating models to compute model performance metrics. Develop Python packages and rule-based algorithms to solve efficient problems faced during data retrieval and model development. Work on SQL using Snowflake and SQL Alchemy to have a data pipeline ready for condition monitoring and statistical metrics. Lead Failure Modelling deployment pipeline for all industry partner requests. Develop dashboards using Power BI to identify patterns on model triggers. Lastly, responsible for presenting insights to business and cross industry partners on on-prem tools and projects.
REQS: This position requires a Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field and plus One (1) year experience as a Junior Data Scientist, Associate Data Engineer, or related occupation. Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) Formal version control such as Git; (2) Extracting, transforming, and loading using structured data sets; (3) Industry standard data science packages and libraries in Python; (4) Operating in Agile environment; (5) Performing data processing and working on analytics initiatives; (6) Creating data extracts; (7) Working with Python, NoSQL, and relational databases such as Snowflake; and (8) MYSQL and experience with dashboard / reporting data using BI software such as Tableau and MS Power BI.
Telecommuting: 100% Telecommuting Permitted.
Applicants who are interested in this position should apply by emailing their resume to via , search [Data Scientist / Reference # R0000294243 ].
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Summary Pay Range:
$95,640.00 - $155,400.00
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.
Benefits:
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
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
Posting Dates:
February 28, 2025 - June 29, 2025
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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Job Tags
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