Lead Sensor Simulation Engineer (NVIDIA Omniverse)
Caterpillar6 days ago
Base Salary
$128k - $209k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain high-fidelity simulation models for cameras, LiDAR, radar, GNSS, and IMU sensors.
- Define sensor fidelity requirements, performance metrics, acceptance criteria, and validation methodologies.
- Model realistic sensor noise, distortion, motion blur, occlusions, range limitations, environmental interference, and calibration effects.
- Develop NVIDIA Omniverse Kit extensions, OpenUSD tools, reusable sensor frameworks, and enterprise-scale simulation workflows.
- Compare simulated sensor outputs with real-world datasets, identify simulation-to-reality gaps, and drive model improvements.
- Create simulation scenarios and synthetic data pipelines supporting perception, autonomy, sensor fusion, localization, object detection, tracking, and environmental perception.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, architecture guidance, roadmap input, and evaluation of emerging sensor simulation technologies.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
- At least 5 years of experience in sensor development, simulation, robotics, autonomy, perception systems, or related fields.
- Strong programming skills in Python and C++.
- Hands-on experience with NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, OpenUSD, or similar simulation platforms.
- Strong understanding of sensor physics and perception systems, including experience modeling one or more sensor types.
- Experience validating simulation results against physical system data and using simulation-based testing methodologies.
- Knowledge of robotics, computer vision, autonomy, perception, machine learning systems, 3D graphics, rendering, and physically based simulation.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree or Ph.D., 8+ years of relevant experience, advanced NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, RTX rendering, and OpenUSD expertise, and experience with autonomous vehicles, industrial robotics, digital twins, ROS/ROS2, Isaac ROS, or synthetic data pipelines.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits; paid time off; 401(k) savings plans; HSA and FSA accounts; health lifestyle programs; employee assistance; voluntary benefits and discounts; career development; incentive bonus; disability and life insurance; parental and adoption benefits; and tuition reimbursement.
- The position is full-time and onsite at the Irving, Texas office five days per week.
- Domestic relocation assistance is available.
- Visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants.
About Caterpillar
For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. With 2024 sales and revenues of $64.8 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and provides financing and related services through our Financial Products segment.