Autonomy Perception Engineer — Lead Off-Road Robotics

Caterpillar Inc; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 128,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking an Autonomy Engineering Specialist - Perception to develop perception, sensor fusion, and autonomous software for off-road machines. You will lead teams, design architectures, and ensure integration across software and hardware stacks.

Preferred experience includes C++, Python, ROS, OpenCV, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and modern tools (Git, Docker, CMake, GoogleTest). Willingness to relocate for the Irving office is required with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in perception/autonomy domains.
• Experience with lidar, cameras, radar and sensor fusion.
• Leadership of developers in Agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Solve perception problems for mobile off-road machines.
• Lead other developers in designing and developing perception software.
• Document architecture specifications, verification plans, and test procedures.
• Collaborate with application teams to analyze data and ML training cycles.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS

OpenCV

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Docker

Git

CMake

GoogleTest

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking an Autonomy Engineering Specialist - Perception to develop perception, sensor fusion, and autonomous software for off-road machines. You will lead teams, design architectures, and ensure integration across software and hardware stacks.

Preferred experience includes C++, Python, ROS, OpenCV, TensorFlow, PyTorch, and modern tools (Git, Docker, CMake, GoogleTest). Willingness to relocate for the Irving office is required with travel up to 10%.