Senior Autonomy Engineer: Perception & Sensor Fusion

Caterpillar; Mossville (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Autonomy Development Engineer in Mossville, IL. You will define software requirements and develop perception features, calibrate cameras and radar, and validate with HIL benches. Expect collaboration with hardware teams and suppliers across a full software lifecycle.

The role emphasizes hands-on validation, data-driven testing, and mentoring junior engineers while working in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Design and develop software in C++ on embedded Linux for perception and autonomy.
• Define and manage software requirements, interfaces, and architecture tradeoffs.
• Install, calibrate, and validate cameras, radar and compute hardware on machines.
• Build/operate HIL benches; develop automated validation tooling in Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop application software in C++ on embedded Linux for camera and radar processing pipelines.
• Define software & system requirements and interface specs.
• Install, commission and calibrate sensors on machines; collect data at proving grounds and customer sites.
• Develop automated validation tooling to turn data into pass/fail results.
• Document architecture, design, verification plans, and procedures.
• Lead verification/validation with FuSa and SOTIF practices.
• Provide technical direction and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

C++

Python

Embedded Linux

Software debugging

Sensor integration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

GTest

MATLAB/Simulink

CAN tools

CUDA

Jetson/Thor tools

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Autonomy Development Engineer in Mossville, IL. You will define software requirements and develop perception features, calibrate cameras and radar, and validate with HIL benches. Expect collaboration with hardware teams and suppliers across a full software lifecycle.

The role emphasizes hands-on validation, data-driven testing, and mentoring junior engineers while working in a fast-paced, safety-focused environment.