Senior Autonomy Engineer

Caterpillar

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chillicothe, IL
Salary
$146,890–$183,140 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Feb 28, 2027

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This role pays less than 61% of similar roles. Most pay $150,461–$235,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

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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 105 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$192,710 across 100 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Autonomy Engineer

The Senior Autonomy Engineer joins the team to develop high-quality remote control and autonomy features for complex offroad machines. The role involves designing, developing, and validating Remote Control Vision Systems across multiple machine models, focusing on machine safety, operator productivity, and vision pipelines. Key responsibilities include owning onboard system design, integrating autonomy subsystems for planning, perception, and positioning, and implementing production-quality software for video capture, encoding, and teleoperation UI/UX hooks. The candidate must utilize C, C++, RTOS, and Linux-based embedded software development skills. Core tasks involve troubleshooting vision hardware like sensors and cameras, performing data analysis on telemetry logs, and executing unit testing across SIL, HIL, and simulation environments. This position solves technical challenges in remote operation workflows, latency, and cross-model portability for autonomous machinery.

What you'll do

  • Develop and integrate remote control and autonomy features for complex machines with a focus on safety and productivity.
  • Design and validate Remote Control Vision Systems across multiple machine models to ensure consistent performance and reliability.
  • Develop and troubleshoot vision pipelines, focusing on latency, stability, and video encoding/decoding for teleoperation.
  • Translate complex system requirements into actionable development tasks and deploy internal or external vision algorithms.
  • Collaborate with hardware teams to select and integrate sensors, cameras, and domain controllers across platforms.
  • Maintain and extend existing software codebases while ensuring backward compatibility and stable system integrations.
  • Execute unit testing and integration testing across SIL, HIL, simulation, and actual machine environments.
  • Perform advanced data analysis using logs and telemetry to troubleshoot complex customer and test site issues.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • 5 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a related occupation.
  • Experience writing C and C++ software.
  • Experience developing software requirements.
  • Experience with machine validation.
  • Experience with remote control and autonomy systems and software for offroad machines.
  • Experience with RTOS and Linux based embedded software development.
  • Experience with vision system design and development, including camera firmware configuration and troubleshooting.

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