Autonomy Engineering Development Specialist

Caterpillar, Inc. • Irving, TX • 3h ago

Career Area:

Engineering

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

This role will support machine integration of Caterpillar's AI assistant. This individual will help construct the team to launch and support this new technology. We are a small team with the opportunity to make a big impact. As Caterpillar is an established company with thousands of products in mining and construction all around the world, the customer pull for autonomy is clear. We are looking for an engineering specialist to join our team of experts in developing cutting-edge autonomous and operator-assisted driving systems. As an engineer on the team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and testing algorithms. You will also collaborate with other engineers and researchers to integrate your solutions into our software stack and hardware platform.

What You Will Do:

Solve challenging problems for mobile off-road machines.

Participate in design and development of high-quality software and algorithms to solve our customer needs.

Document architecture specifications, software design, verification plans, test cases, operating procedures, and safety procedures.

Work with application teams to collect and analyze data on customer experience with robotic and manned platforms.

Use appropriate tools to debug, test and maintain software and assist in the verification and validation process.

What You Have:

Artificial Intelligence/Autonomy:

Have a working knowledge of mobile robotics for autonomy or advanced operator assist systems. This includes a working knowledge of computer vision, machine learning and deep learning techniques and familiarity with lidar, radar and cameras as sensors.

Design, write, test and review autonomy and advanced operator assist software

Experience in Embodied AI

Proven ability to work independently and within a team

Software Development Life Cycle & Programming Languages & Application Development Tools:

Have extensive experience of the Agile software development life cycle, the C++ and Python programming languages, Azure DevOps or Jira for project management and work item tracking, standard software development tools (CMake, Git, SonarQube, Docker, GoogleTest, Artifactory) used in development of mobile robot software systems.

Have a working knowledge of cloud compute and storage tools, AWS EC2, S3, and Batch

Have experience with ROS or Caterpillar's Autonomous Infrastructure Software (AIS), OpenCV, Tensorflow/PyTorch, and code development tools.

Extensive experience participating in efforts to develop, integrate, or test complex autonomy systems that meet prioritized requirements and time frame constraints for autonomous machine programs focusing on machine safety and productivity.

Ability to solve complex issues spanning multiple subsystems.

Problem Solving:

Have extensive experience in autonomy for mobile robotics with the following:

Experience solving challenging problems in autonomy and operator assist systems

A passion for innovation and problem-solving

Excellent communication and teamwork skills

Strong mathematics skills

Education Requirements: Requires a degree or multiple degrees in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field

Consideration for Top Candidates:

Proven experience supporting Product Development for on-road/off-road software engineering projects.

Experience supporting platform level development projects and interfacing with internal development groups

Experience with Core Robotics Planning level development projects

Experience with NVDIA hardware preferred

Additional Information:

This position requires the candidate to work full-time at the Mossville, IL office or Irving, TX office.

Relocation assistance is available for this position

Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

This position will require up to 10% travel

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Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $208,770.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

401(k) savings plans*

Health Savings Account (HSA)*

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

Health Lifestyle Programs*

Employee Assistance Program*

Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

Career Development*

Incentive bonus*

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Adoption benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

July 13, 2026 - July 21, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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