Autonomy Safety Systems Engineer (C++)

NCSL International; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 128,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an Operator Safety Systems Senior Developer in Irving, TX to design, implement, and deploy production-quality C++ software for operator safety features on heavy equipment.

You will lead architecture discussions and mentor engineers across teams, shaping perception pipelines and safety responses. The role emphasizes hands-on development in embedded/edge environments, collaboration with systems engineering and field teams, and a commitment to reliability, latency

Qualifications

• Advanced C++ development for production software in safety-oriented systems.
• Interprets complex designs, requirements, and test expectations for safety features.
• Strong debugging and profiling practices for real-time systems.
• Maintains structured, reliable software in edge/embedded environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and release production-quality C++ software for operator safety systems on heavy equipment.
• Develop and integrate components for operator awareness, collision mitigation, and safety responses.
• Build and maintain camera, sensor, and perception pipelines for real-time safety apps.
• Lead software architecture discussions with a focus on reliability and latency.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, validation, product, and field teams to derive software requirements.
• Troubleshoot complex software issues using logs, telemetry, and sensor data.
• Facilitate design and code reviews and cross-functional technical discussions.
• Mentor engineers and improve team execution with strong development practices.

Skills

Advanced C++

Embedded/Edge

Robotics perception

Diagnostics & debugging

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS or related

Tools

GStreamer

Embedded Linux

Sensor fusion

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking an Operator Safety Systems Senior Developer in Irving, TX to design, implement, and deploy production-quality C++ software for operator safety features on heavy equipment.

You will lead architecture discussions and mentor engineers across teams, shaping perception pipelines and safety responses. The role emphasizes hands-on development in embedded/edge environments, collaboration with systems engineering and field teams, and a commitment to reliability, latency