Sensor Rendering Engineer for Advanced Virtual Sensing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Benefits package

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Sensor Rendering Engineer in Irving, TX to develop and optimize high-fidelity sensor simulations for autonomous and perception systems.

You will work across robotics, autonomy, perception, and digital twin teams to ensure virtual sensors match real-world conditions and enable robust algorithm development. Requirements include 5+ years in software development, strong Python/C++, and hands-on experience with Omniverse, Isaac Sim, USD, and RTX rendering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline.
• 5+ years of software, simulation, graphics, robotics or autonomous systems experience.
• Strong Python and C++ proficiency.
• Experience with NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, USD, and RTX rendering.
• Knowledge of physically based rendering and real-time graphics pipelines.
• Experience modeling and simulating perception sensors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-fidelity sensor rendering for camera, LiDAR, radar, depth, and other sensors in Omniverse/Isaac Sim.
• Design, implement, and validate physically based sensor models.
• Create synthetic data pipelines for ML and CV.
• Optimize RTX-based rendering workflows for balance of accuracy and performance.
• Build tools for sensor configuration, calibration, testing, and data collection.
• Collaborate with autonomy, perception, controls, and digital twin teams.
• Develop USD-based simulation assets and environments for digital twin initiatives.
• Model environmental effects to improve realism.
• Correlate simulated data with real-world datasets for fidelity.
• Integrate sensor simulation with validation frameworks.
• Lead and mentor in rendering technologies and sensor physics.

Skills

Python

C++

NVIDIA Omniverse

Isaac Sim

USD workflows

RTX rendering

sensor physics

computer graphics

sensor modeling

team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Robotics

Tools

Omniverse

USD

RTX-based rendering

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Sensor Rendering Engineer in Irving, TX to develop and optimize high-fidelity sensor simulations for autonomous and perception systems.

You will work across robotics, autonomy, perception, and digital twin teams to ensure virtual sensors match real-world conditions and enable robust algorithm development. Requirements include 5+ years in software development, strong Python/C++, and hands-on experience with Omniverse, Isaac Sim, USD, and RTX rendering.