Senior Robotics Engineer - Autonomy & AI on Real Hardware

Caterpillar Brazil; 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

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX seeks a Principal Robotics Engineer to lead cross-functional robotics development, from perception to control, across production systems on real jobsites.

You will own components end-to-end, and contribute to AI and SLAM capabilities while collaborating with hardware and software teams to deploy reliable autonomy at industrial scale. Join a team delivering scalable robotics solutions on-site, with strong emphasis on end-to-end ownership, production-grade software,

Qualifications

• Typically 10+ years of related engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in at least one domain: AI, motion planning, perception, controls, or SLAM.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python for production-quality code; ROS in real robotics systems.
• Full-lifecycle product experience taking robotics products from idea to production.

Responsibilities

• Participate in test review 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.
• Collaborate across the stack and contribute to capability benches.

Skills

C++ & Python

ROS

AI / ML basics

Perception / Planning / Control

Full-stack robotics prod

Tools

ROS (Robot Operating System)

Linux

Git

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX seeks a Principal Robotics Engineer to lead cross-functional robotics development, from perception to control, across production systems on real jobsites.

You will own components end-to-end, and contribute to AI and SLAM capabilities while collaborating with hardware and software teams to deploy reliable autonomy at industrial scale. Join a team delivering scalable robotics solutions on-site, with strong emphasis on end-to-end ownership, production-grade software,