Senior Autonomy Engineer: Robotics & Real-World Deployment

Caterpillar Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 148,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a highly skilled robotics generalist to join our Irving, TX team. You will work across the autonomy stack from perception to control, taking components from prototype to production on real hardware at customer sites.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership and cross-domain collaboration. You will contribute to AI/ML-driven development, leveraging ROS and production-quality C++/Python code, with a focus on practical deployment at scale and on-site validation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years engineering experience not explicitly stated; need candidate with deep robotics background and end-to-end product ownership.
• Strong robotics generalist able to operate across autonomy stack and contribute across multiple domains.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python for production-quality software.
• Experience with ROS (or similar) on real robotics systems.

Responsibilities

• Participate in test review, analysis, witnessing, and certification of robotics software.
• Design, build, and ship autonomy components across perception, planning, control, and learning.
• Take work from prototype to production on real hardware.
• Develop depth in one domain while contributing across the stack.
• Work in small pods to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Robotics generalist

Cross-stack capability

C++ production quality

Python production code

On-site hardware

Tools

ROS

ML tools

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a highly skilled robotics generalist to join our Irving, TX team. You will work across the autonomy stack from perception to control, taking components from prototype to production on real hardware at customer sites.

The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership and cross-domain collaboration. You will contribute to AI/ML-driven development, leveraging ROS and production-quality C++/Python code, with a focus on practical deployment at scale and on-site validation.