Senior Omniverse Sensor Simulation Engineer

NCSL International; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 128,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Domestic relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Sensor Simulation Expert to design, validate, and improve high-fidelity virtual sensor models within the NVIDIA Omniverse ecosystem, enabling autonomous systems, digital twins, and virtual validation environments.

You will work with autonomy, perception, controls, and software teams to develop models for cameras, LiDAR, radar, GNSS, and IMU, mentor engineers, and help scale production-ready simulation solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Electrical Eng., Computer Eng., CS, ME, Physics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in sensor development, simulation, robotics, autonomy, perception systems, or related fields.
• Strong programming skills in Python and C++.
• Hands-on experience with NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, OpenUSD, or similar simulation platforms.
• Experience validating simulation results against physical system‑based data.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-fidelity sensor models for cameras, LiDAR, radar, GNSS, IMU.
• Create Omniverse Kit extensions and tools for sensor simulation.
• Validate simulated outputs against real-world sensor data.
• Collaborate with perception/autonomy teams to support algorithm development.
• Mentor engineers and guide sensor modeling, simulation, and validation best practices.

Skills

Robotics fundamentals

Perception systems

Autonomy

Python

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Robotics or related

Tools

NVIDIA Omniverse

Isaac Sim

OpenUSD

ROS/ROS2

Isaac ROS

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Sensor Simulation Expert to design, validate, and improve high-fidelity virtual sensor models within the NVIDIA Omniverse ecosystem, enabling autonomous systems, digital twins, and virtual validation environments.

You will work with autonomy, perception, controls, and software teams to develop models for cameras, LiDAR, radar, GNSS, and IMU, mentor engineers, and help scale production-ready simulation solutions.