Autonomy Robotics Planning Engineer

Caterpillar; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 98,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Caterpillar in Irving, TX seeks a Robotics Planning Engineer to design, develop, and validate planning software enabling autonomous machines to navigate and perform work tasks safely. You will build planning algorithms, APIs, and reusable components across platforms.

Collaborating with autonomy, perception, controls, simulation, and software platform teams, you will implement and optimize motion planning, develop C++ libraries, support validation activities, analyze field data, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Robotics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 1+ years of experience developing robotics or autonomous solutions with demonstrated technical expertise in complex software systems.
• Strong C++ development skills with proficiency in Python for algorithm development, testing, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with autonomy, perception, controls, simulation, and software platform teams to define requirements, develop robust planning solutions, create test scenarios, and evaluate system performance.
• Design, implement, and optimize motion planning algorithms that enable autonomous systems to operate safely and efficiently in complex real-world environments.
• Develop and maintain high-quality C++ software libraries, interfaces, and planning frameworks to support autonomous machine capabilities.
• Support simulation, testing, and validation activities by analyzing field and test data to identify performance improvements and ensure system reliability.
• Contribute to scalable planning architectures that can be adapted across different machine types, operating environments, objectives, and operational constraints.
• Apply expertise in robotics, motion planning, optimization, controls, and autonomous systems to solve challenging engineering problems and advance autonomy technology.

Skills

C++ development

Python programming

Robotics

ROS

Software engineering

Education

Robotics Engineering degree

Tools

ROS

Job description

Caterpillar in Irving, TX seeks a Robotics Planning Engineer to design, develop, and validate planning software enabling autonomous machines to navigate and perform work tasks safely. You will build planning algorithms, APIs, and reusable components across platforms.

Collaborating with autonomy, perception, controls, simulation, and software platform teams, you will implement and optimize motion planning, develop C++ libraries, support validation activities, analyze field data, and contribute to