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About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Industry: Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing
Caterpillar currently has
54 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$128,470–$190,176
across 53 roles with salary data.
As a Robotics Engineer, you will join the Cat Technology team to develop the autonomy stack for large off-road machines. You will work as a robotics generalist within small, outcome-owning pods, taking components from initial prototype through to production on real hardware. Your daily responsibilities include designing and shipping autonomy components across perception, planning, control, and learning while participating in test review, analysis, and certification of robotics software. The role requires proficiency in C++, Python, and ROS for use in real robotics systems. You will apply expertise in areas such as motion planning, SLAM, or learning-based control to solve complex problems involving machine autonomy on actual job sites. This position focuses on the technical challenge of building intelligent layers that connect machines, data, and people to create autonomous systems that operate in the physical world.
C++
Python
Machine Learning
Robot Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Embodied AI
Foundation Models
Motion Planning
MPC
SLAM
Sensor Fusion
Mechatronics
Simulation
Distributed Systems
Real-time Systems
GPU
NPU
ROS2
Python
C++
NVIDIA Isaac Sim
Isaac Lab
MuJoCo
Gazebo
TensorRT
NVIDIA Jetson
Sim-to-Real
Motion Planning
Sensor Fusion
CI/CD
Git
Edge AI
Synthetic Data Generation