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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
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The Senior Autonomy Engineer joins the Integrated Technology Solutions division of Cat Technology to work on machine collision mitigation and avoidance systems. This role involves defining software and system requirements, installing and calibrating perception sensors, and troubleshooting issues across software and hardware domains. You will participate in designing application software in C++ on embedded Linux, including camera and radar processing pipelines. Key responsibilities include building HIL benches, developing automated validation tooling in Python, and coordinating testing from the bench to proving grounds. You will utilize the NVIDIA toolset, CUDA, TensorRT, and robotics middleware like MATLAB/Simulink. The role requires applying functional safety and SOTIF practices while managing requirements for sensing, compute, and machine integration to solve complex autonomy and perception problems.
Debug and maintain software and hardware systems while applying functional safety and SOTIF practices.
Provide technical direction and mentorship to junior engineers and coordinate with hardware suppliers.
What we're looking for
Ability to write, design, debug, and maintain source code using C++ and Python.
Knowledge of the software development life cycle for delivering and managing software products.
Ability to define, document, and manage system and software requirements and their associated interfaces.
Knowledge of diagnostic approaches to isolate faults across electrical, sensor, network, embedded, and machine domains.
Ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies to ensure software product quality.
Ability to convey technical status and risk to cross-functional and global teams through effective verbal and written communication.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred).
5+ years in embedded, machine, autonomy, ADAS, or robotics systems, including hands-on hardware integration and validation (preferred).
C++
Linux
Embedded Software
Camera Processing
CUDA
TensorRT
GStreamer
Git
GitHub
CAN
Ethernet
GTest
C Test
SOTIF
Robotics
Autonomous Vehicles
Software Architecture