Senior Simulation & Visualization Engineer

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a Software Engineer – Simulation & Visualization to build the simulation engine for autonomous construction machines, enabling scenario-driven, high-fidelity machine, jobsite, and sensor simulations at scale in NVIDIA Omniverse.

You will leverage modern C++/Python and visualization frameworks to create a platform that integrates robotic behaviors, autonomy systems, and sensor data into immersive visualization tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of Python experience.
• Experience building Web based Front-End using NextJs or Angular and graphics libraries (ThreeJs).
• Basic understanding of computer graphics concepts like rasterization and projection matrices.
• Experience with 3D space manipulation and rendering.
• Experience in writing clear, concise documentation that captures system design.
• Experience with open source, publish data and APIs.
• Experience with mapping technology (GIS, terrain mapping, OpenLayers).
• Knowledge of UX/UI design and frontend engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Simulation Platform Software Development: design, build, test, and maintain scalable simulation components.
• Scenario-Based Simulation Tooling: create tooling for scenario authoring, test automation, validation against real data.
• Front-End Application Development: develop intuitive, high-performance user interfaces for simulation authoring.
• 3D Visualization and Data Interaction: build interactive visualization features for jobsite, machine, sensor, and terrain data.
• Software Quality and Engineering Practices: apply clean architecture, reusable components, automated testing, code reviews, documentation and performance optimization.

Skills

Python

Web Front-End

ThreeJs

C++

UX/UI design

Documentation

GIS/Mapping

Open source APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

NextJs

Angular

ThreeJs

Qt/QML

OpenGL

Vulkan

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a Software Engineer – Simulation & Visualization to build the simulation engine for autonomous construction machines, enabling scenario-driven, high-fidelity machine, jobsite, and sensor simulations at scale in NVIDIA Omniverse.

You will leverage modern C++/Python and visualization frameworks to create a platform that integrates robotic behaviors, autonomy systems, and sensor data into immersive visualization tools.