Sensor Rendering Engineer for Omniverse

Caterpillar Brazil; Irving, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Visa sponsorship

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a Sensor Rendering Engineer to develop high fidelity virtual sensing for NVIDIA Omniverse and Isaac Sim.

You will implement physically based sensor models, generate synthetic data, and optimize rendering pipelines to support robotics, autonomy, and digital twin applications. The role requires strong Python/C++ skills, experience with Omniverse, USD, and RTX ray tracing, and a collaborative approach across autonomy, perception, and simulation teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field as listed.
• 5+ years in software, simulation, graphics, or autonomous systems.
• Experience with Python and C++ for simulation tooling.
• Hands-on with Omniverse, Isaac Sim, USD, and RTX rendering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain high-fidelity sensor rendering for camera, LiDAR, radar, and depth.
• Design and validate physically based sensor models representing real-world behavior.
• Create synthetic data pipelines for ML and perception development.
• Optimize RTX-based rendering for accuracy, scale, and performance.
• Collaborate with autonomy, perception, and digital twin teams to define validation criteria.
• Build USD-based simulation assets and environments for large-scale twin initiatives.
• Model lighting, weather, dust, fog, and material properties for realism.

Skills

Python

C++

Omniverse

Isaac Sim

USD

Sensor modeling

RTx ray tracing

Education

Bachelor's in CS/CE/Robotics/Graphics Eng

Tools

NVIDIA Omniverse

Isaac Sim

USD (OpenUSD)

RTX rendering

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. in Irving, TX is seeking a Sensor Rendering Engineer to develop high fidelity virtual sensing for NVIDIA Omniverse and Isaac Sim.

You will implement physically based sensor models, generate synthetic data, and optimize rendering pipelines to support robotics, autonomy, and digital twin applications. The role requires strong Python/C++ skills, experience with Omniverse, USD, and RTX ray tracing, and a collaborative approach across autonomy, perception, and simulation teams.