Senior Simulation Engineer – Autonomous Construction (Omniverse)

Caterpillar Inc.; Irving (IA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Simulation Engineer to build the simulation engine behind autonomous construction machines, enabling scalable, scenario-driven, high-fidelity simulations in NVIDIA Omniverse.

You will integrate robotic behaviors, autonomy systems, and sensor data into immersive visualization platforms. Expected to work in a full-time onsite role at the Irving, TX office, collaborating with autonomy, controls, and field engineering teams, with relocation and visa sponsorship

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, Machine Learning, or related field.
• 3+ years of Python experience; C++ experience strongly preferred.
• 2+ years of software development experience in simulation, robotics, game engines, distributed systems, or autonomous systems.
• Experience building multi-threaded and multi-process networked systems with deterministic behavior and reliable message delivery.
• Experience running containerized workloads in cloud environments, including job orchestration, CI integration, and data I/O with object storage such as Docker, AWS Batch, and S3.
• Capable of writing clear, concise documentation that accurately captures system design.

Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Simulation Workflow Development with autonomy, controls, and field engineering teams.
• Scalable Software Development in Python and C++ with clean interfaces.
• Scenario-Based Simulation Tooling for scenario authoring, test automation, and validation against real-world data.
• NVIDIA Omniverse Pipeline Development including USD workflows and Omniverse Kit/Code.

Skills

Python

C++

Multithreading

Distributed systems

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

AWS Batch

S3

NVIDIA Omniverse

ROS/ROS2

CARLA/Unity/Unreal

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Simulation Engineer to build the simulation engine behind autonomous construction machines, enabling scalable, scenario-driven, high-fidelity simulations in NVIDIA Omniverse.

You will integrate robotic behaviors, autonomy systems, and sensor data into immersive visualization platforms. Expected to work in a full-time onsite role at the Irving, TX office, collaborating with autonomy, controls, and field engineering teams, with relocation and visa sponsorship