Senior Simulation & Visualization Engineer – Omniverse

Caterpillar Inc; 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

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Caterpillar in Irving, TX is seeking a Software Engineer - Simulation & Visualization to build the simulation engine for autonomous construction machines, orchestrate components, and scale physics-enabled scenarios in NVIDIA Omniverse.

You will use C++/Python, modern visualization frameworks, and game-engine principles to integrate robot behaviors, autonomy systems, and sensor data into immersive visualization platforms.

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 web framework (NextJs, Angular, etc.) and graphic libraries (ThreeJs).
• Basic understanding of computer graphics concepts like rasterization, projection matrix
• Experienced with 3D space manipulation and rendering
• Experienced in leveraging graphic / animation standard library
• Experience with UX/UI design
• Experience at designing, building and using open source, publish data and APIs
• Experienced with mapping technology (Like GIS, Terrain mapping, OpenLayers)
• Capable of writing clear, concise documentation that accurately captures system design

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable simulation software components that support autonomous construction machine development, scenario execution, visualization, and validation workflows.
• Create tooling for scenario-based simulation workflows, including scenario authoring, test automation, and validation plans against real-world data.
• Develop intuitive, high-performance user interfaces for simulation authoring using modern front-end frameworks and visualization libraries.
• Build interactive visualization features for jobsite, machine, sensor, terrain, and simulation data, enabling users to create and inspect scenarios, inject variations and execute them.
• Apply strong software engineering practices, including clean architecture, reusable components, automated testing, code reviews, documentation, and performance optimization across simulation and front-end systems.

Skills

Python

Web Front-End

NextJs/Angular

3D graphics

UX/UI design

Open data & APIs

GIS / mapping

Technical writing

3D rendering

Graphics libraries

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Qt/QML

Vulkan/OpenGL

C++

Unity/Unreal-like concepts

Job description

Caterpillar in Irving, TX is seeking a Software Engineer - Simulation & Visualization to build the simulation engine for autonomous construction machines, orchestrate components, and scale physics-enabled scenarios in NVIDIA Omniverse.

You will use C++/Python, modern visualization frameworks, and game-engine principles to integrate robot behaviors, autonomy systems, and sensor data into immersive visualization platforms.