Senior Digital Twin & Simulation Engineer

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 128,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) and HSA

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a senior Simulation & Digital Twin Engineer to design, develop, and integrate advanced simulation capabilities for robotics on construction sites.

You will build high-fidelity 3D scenes in NVIDIA Omniverse and lead a team across simulation and robotics functions. You will collaborate to connect simulations to real-time visualization, dashboards, and operator experiences, while optimizing performance for large-scale multi-machine workflows and validating digital twins

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing digital twins and simulations to support robotics.
• Experience with NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, Cosmo, NVIDIA WARP, Newton, and Omniverse-based pipeline development.
• Knowledge of other digital-twin and real-time simulation tools, such as CARLA, Unity, Unreal Engine, Siemens NX/Teamcenter/Plant Simulation, Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE, Ansys Twin Builder etc.
• Strong hands-on programming skills in C++ and Python for simulation logic, behavior modeling, and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Develop simulation for construction machines, jobsites and sensors (Camera, LIDAR, RADAR etc.) in NVIDIA Omniverse.
• Integrate simulation components with current Caterpillar simulation models, data systems, and digital twin frameworks.
• Create high-fidelity 3D models, scenes, and environments using NVIDIA Omniverse, USD, and Omniverse Kit-based pipelines.
• Collaborate with the simulation and robotics teams to define and implement a simulation Omniverse based platform with existing simulation tools.
• Contribute to toolchain and pipeline design, including scripting utilities, automated test frameworks, and modular code libraries.
• Develop interfaces that connect simulations to real-time visualization, dashboards, and operator-focused experiences.
• Ensure performance optimization for large-scale scenes, complex mechanical models, and multi-machine workflows.
• Develop and execute model validation and verification plans, ensuring digital twins are accurate and numerically stable.
• Active reduce the real to sim gap by comparing simulation outputs to real machine test data, telematics, and historical performance metrics.
• Evaluate emerging tools and frameworks to expand Caterpillar’s simulation and digital-twin capabilities.

Skills

C++ programming

Python programming

Robotics simulation

NVIDIA Omniverse

Digital twins

Real-time visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/Robotics

Tools

Omniverse Kit

Isaac Sim

Cosmo

NVIDIA WARP

Unity/Unreal Engine

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a senior Simulation & Digital Twin Engineer to design, develop, and integrate advanced simulation capabilities for robotics on construction sites.

You will build high-fidelity 3D scenes in NVIDIA Omniverse and lead a team across simulation and robotics functions. You will collaborate to connect simulations to real-time visualization, dashboards, and operator experiences, while optimizing performance for large-scale multi-machine workflows and validating digital twins