MineStar SME - Principal Engineer (Brisbane)

Career Area Engineering 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. Job Summary Provide deep technical leadership for the MineStar , owning architecture, design, and delivery of scalable, resilient solutions within the domain. Drive engineering excellence, influence long-term strategy, and ensure alignment with MineStar modernization goals while partnering closely with product, platform, and cross-domain teams. Key Responsibilities
- Domain Technical Leadership
- Act as the technical authority for the MineStar
- Own domain architecture, system design, and critical technical decisions
- Define domain-level standards, patterns, and best practices
- Review and govern design proposals, major changes, and cross-domain integrations
- Architecture & Solution Design
- Design scalable, resilient, and high-performance domain services
- Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture and MineStar platform guidelines
- Drive modular, API-driven, and service-oriented architecture within the domain
- Balance trade-offs across performance, scalability, reliability, and cost
- End-to-End Domain Delivery
- Own technical delivery across the domain lifecycle (design → build → deploy → operate)
- Ensure consistent delivery of high-quality, production-grade solutions
- Partner with engineering managers to ensure execution aligns with priorities and roadmap
- Engineering Excellence & Operational Quality
- Establish and enforce engineering best practices within the domain
- Drive operational excellence using engineering metrics, reliability practices, and continuous improvement
- Lead initiatives for performance optimization, scalability, and system reliability
- Cross-Domain & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Collaborate with Product, Architects, and other domain leaders to align priorities
- Ensure smooth integration across MineStar domains (e.g., Services ↔ Platform ↔ Autonomy)
- Engage with global teams for requirements, design reviews, and delivery alignment
- Innovation & Modernization
- Drive domain-specific innovation and modernization initiatives
- Evaluate and adopt current technologies to improve system capability and efficiency
- Challenge legacy approaches and lead transformation efforts within the domain
- Technical Mentorship & Influence
- Mentor senior engineers and technical leads across the domain
- Influence engineering culture and promote best practices
- Act as a multiplier by uplifting overall technical capability Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s/Master’s in Engineering (Computer Science preferred)
- 12+ years of experience building scalable, enterprise-grade systems
- Strong expertise in system design, distributed architectures, and reliability
- Proven track record of driving large-scale technical initiatives Additional Information
- This position requires working onsite five days a week
- Caterpillar of Australia is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship or looking for an ISE assessment. This position requires working onsite five days a week. Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. Posting Dates May 29, 2026
- June 12, 2026 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rh35s