Autonomy Simulation Engineer – Omniverse Platform

Caterpillar Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Simulation Engineer to build and scale the simulation engine for autonomous construction machines at their Irving, TX site.

You will develop the framework, orchestration, and scalability to support high-fidelity simulations of machines, jobsites, and sensors using NVIDIA Omniverse and modern C++/Python. Collaborative across autonomy, controls, and field teams, you will deliver robust, scalable simulation tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, ML, or related field.
• 3+ years of Python experience; C++ strongly preferred.
• 2+ years of software development in simulation, robotics, game engines, distributed systems, or autonomous systems.
• Experience building multi-threaded and multi-process networked systems with deterministic behavior and reliable message delivery.
• Experience running containerized workloads in cloud environments, including job orchestration, CI integration, and data I/O with Docker, AWS Batch, and S3.
• Capable of writing clear, concise documentation that accurately captures system design.

Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Simulation Workflow Development: Work across autonomy, controls, and field engineering teams to develop and validate simulation workflows.
• Scalable Software Development: Write maintainable, scalable, and well-tested code in Python and C++ with clean, well-documented interfaces.
• Scenario-Based Simulation Tooling: Create tooling for scenario-based simulation workflows, including scenario authoring, test automation, and validation plans against real-world data.
• NVIDIA Omniverse Pipeline Development: Work in NVIDIA Omniverse, including USD workflows, Omniverse Kit/Code, PhysX, and Omniverse-based pipeline development.

Skills

Python

C++

Distributed systems

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Robotics/ML

Tools

Docker

AWS Batch

S3

NVIDIA Omniverse

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Simulation Engineer to build and scale the simulation engine for autonomous construction machines at their Irving, TX site.

You will develop the framework, orchestration, and scalability to support high-fidelity simulations of machines, jobsites, and sensors using NVIDIA Omniverse and modern C++/Python. Collaborative across autonomy, controls, and field teams, you will deliver robust, scalable simulation tooling.