Digital Twin Engineer: Real-Time 3D Visualization

OpenTalent; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Simulation & Digital Twin Engineer to design and integrate simulation and visualization capabilities for its next‑generation digital twin efforts.

You will work with NVIDIA Omniverse, 3D scene-building, and modern C++/Python toolchains to model machine behavior. Join a global team delivering scalable, data-driven solutions that connect machines, data, and people for safer, more productive jobsites.

Qualifications

• Experience in simulation engineering for digital twins or similar models.
• Proficiency with C++ and Python for toolchain development.
• Familiarity with real-time visualization and 3D scene construction.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and integrate simulation logic for machine and system behaviors.
• Create high-fidelity 3D visualizations and Omniverse-based environments.
• Validate models and ensure numerical stability across digital twins.
• Collaborate on toolchain, automation, and modular code libraries.
• Integrate multiple digital-twin platforms and external simulators into unified experiences.

Skills

Simulation engineering

Real-time visualization

C++/Python

System modeling

Tools

NVIDIA Omniverse

Omniverse Kit

CARLA

Ansys Twin Builder

Siemens NX

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Simulation & Digital Twin Engineer to design and integrate simulation and visualization capabilities for its next‑generation digital twin efforts.

You will work with NVIDIA Omniverse, 3D scene-building, and modern C++/Python toolchains to model machine behavior. Join a global team delivering scalable, data-driven solutions that connect machines, data, and people for safer, more productive jobsites.