Caterpillar

Caterpillar

Lead Data Scientist

Irving, Texas, USA · Part-time

No sponsorship$128k-$209kDetected 114 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsSQLSnowflakeAWSGCPAzureDevOpsMachine LearningPandasNumPyData AnalysisData EngineeringData ScienceData VisualizationStatisticsA/B TestingProject ManagementResearchCommunicationProblem SolvingPublic Speaking

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Sponsors this role65
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds40
Fits your clock70

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 3 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card intent detected

Caterpillar Inc. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Software Developers in Irving, TEXAS on 2026-06-22. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 12 days (2026-09-19), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.

Green-card follow-through: 88%

Of 8 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 1 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 456 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

52 transfer filings in the last year, covering 52 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

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About the role

  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • The Lead Data Scientist reports to an Analytics Supervisor and bears primary responsibility for solving the business problem presented through applied analytics and directing the team technically.
  • Demonstrate a breadth of knowledge in the application statistical methods and/or digital methods to solve business problems Develop, validate, train and implement statistical models, and implement digital solutions Participate on 3-4 projects/products concurrently Demonstrate strong initiative to research and apply new methods to exceed customer expectations.
  • Database Management and Consumption: Extensive knowledge of data management systems; ability to use, support and access facilities for searching, extracting and formatting data for further use.
  • Good understanding of Agile Best Practices to work with Project Manager and Team to Plan, Effort Estimation, Check Quality, Document and Deliver on time with help of team.
  • For more than a century, Caterpillar has helped build a better, more sustainable world.

Requirements

  • Working knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis
  • ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
  • Extensive experience applying Python (NumPy, SciPy, pandas, etc) programming to solve business challenges.
  • Extensive experience (typically 8 years+) with advanced data analysis and statistical methods such as regression, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, statistical process control, etc.
  • Working knowledge with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc) Extensive experience with Snowflake and SQL Advanced experience in DevOPs and ML-OPs Extensive experience with the necessity and value of accuracy
  • ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
  • Must demonstrate strong initiative, interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate effectively
  • What You Have: Business Statistics: Extensive experience with statistical tools, processes, and practices to describe business results in measurable scales
  • ability to use statistical tools and processes to assist in making business decisions.
  • extensive capabilities in SQL, data modeling, and understanding of data processing including ETL / ELT Requirements Analysis: Working knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis

Nice to have

  • About Caterpillar?

Compensation

  • $128,470.00 - $208,770.00 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

  • This is a summary list of benefits.
  • Exploring, promoting, and implementing semantic data capabilities through data analytics and machine learning techniques.
  • Have a strong focus on continual learning in the Analytics field Possess thorough statistical and/or digital technology knowledge and the ability to solve low to medium complexity problems.
  • Extensive experience in practical applications of Machine Learning techniques such as Clustering, Logistic Regression, Random Forests, SVM or Neural Networks.
  • Advanced experience in quantifying the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.

Company info

  • 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.
  • Key areas of accountability include participating in the design and development of Data and Analytic Solutions including GenAI as part of Strategic Cybersecurity projects and programs; providing input into technology roadmaps and application evolution plans; acting as a researcher and evaluator of new technology, information, or integration standards.
  • 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.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position
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