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Caterpillar

Makes heavy machinery, engines and gas turbines

Autonomy Simulation Engineer - World Sim

Robotics & Autonomous Systems +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A 2027 cohort master's degree or higher is required; outstanding bachelor's candidates may also apply.
  • A degree in computer science, artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, mathematics, electronic engineering, or a related field is required.
  • Applicants should understand computer vision fundamentals.
  • Applicants should understand 3D reconstruction, multi-view geometry, SLAM, or neural rendering techniques.
  • Applicants should understand world models and their application in simulation.
  • Applicants should understand Transformer, LLM, and VLM architectures.
  • Applicants should have a strong interest in VLA and embodied AI.
  • Applicants should be proficient in Python and familiar with PyTorch.
  • Applicants should have a sound foundation in data structures and algorithms and experience using Linux development environments.
  • Applicants should be able to read English technical literature and papers.

Responsibilities

  • Build high-fidelity 3D digital scenes using techniques such as 3D Gaussian Splatting and NeRF.
  • Transfer real mining, construction-site, and road environments to simulation platforms.
  • Improve scene reconstruction quality, rendering efficiency, and scene-asset management processes.
  • Contribute to the research and development and training of Vision-Language-Action models.
  • Explore methods for generating intelligent-agent behavior driven by natural language.
  • Support task understanding, decision execution, and behavior evaluation in simulation environments.
  • Contribute to world-model design and implementation, including environmental dynamics prediction for scene evolution simulation and long-horizon decision reasoning.
  • Develop automated data-generation toolchains and a closed-loop simulation verification system for large-scale testing of perception, planning, and control algorithms.
  • Develop simulation scenes, manage data, and analyze test results.
  • Research emerging technologies such as generative AI, foundation models, and reinforcement learning; apply them to scene generation, driving-behavior modeling, and agent training, and implement research results in business applications.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with NeRF and 3D Gaussian Splatting is preferred.
  • Experience developing simulation environments is preferred.

About the Company

Caterpillar

Makes heavy machinery, engines and gas turbines

Caterpillar makes construction and mining machines, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and locomotives for contractors, mines, energy companies and data center builders. It is the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, and its yellow Cat bulldozers and excavators work in nearly every country. Customers buy or rent machines through independent Cat dealers, while its engines and turbines generate electricity and push natural gas through pipelines. Caterpillar earns money from equipment sales and from the parts and repairs that dealers supply over a machine's working life. It was formed in 1925 when California's Holt and Best tractor companies merged, and it is based in Irving, Texas.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Irving, TX
Founded
1925

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