Job role: Senior Robotics / Autonomy Engineer – AI Sensor & Edge Systems Client: Caterpillar Duration: 6+ Months Contract Location: San Francisco, CA – Onsite (

Job role: Senior Robotics / Autonomy Engineer – AI Sensor & Edge Systems Client: Caterpillar Duration: 6+ Months Contract Location: San Francisco, CA – Onsite (No Remote) Role Overview Caterpillar is building next-generation sensor and edge-compute systems that allow heavy machinery to perceive, understand, and learn from real-world environments. We are looking for hands-on autonomy engineers who design, build, deploy, and iterate on real-world AI systems. This is a high-impact engineering role focused on execution and deployment, not academic research. The initiative aims to collect large-scale machine data for reinforcement learning, imitation learning, and foundation model development, similar to large-scale autonomy systems used in advanced AI-driven vehicles. Key Responsibilities Design and deploy modular sensor stacks including LiDAR, cameras, CAN bus, and edge compute across multiple machine platforms Build low-latency AI pipelines optimized for constrained bandwidth and edge computing environments Integrate edge AI systems with heavy machinery and autonomous platforms Enable efficient data capture, filtering, and offloading via 5G/Wi-Fi Identify critical data signals required for model training pipelines Rapidly iterate on AI workflows supporting reinforcement learning and imitation learning Conduct onsite testing, hardware bring-up, system integration, and debugging in real-world conditions Deliver scalable solutions under aggressive timelines Required Technical Skills Strong hands-on experience building AI systems for Robotics or Autonomous Platforms Proficiency in C++ and/or Python Experience building sensor stacks including:LiDAR Cameras CAN Bus Edge compute systems Experience working with: Autonomous vehicles Robotics platforms UAV sensing systems Real-world robotic deployments Candidates should be comfortable working with imperfect data, hardware constraints, and field testing environments. Preferred Skills Experience with Transformer-based models or AI agents Exposure to Reinforcement Learning or Imitation Learning Experience building Edge AI optimization pipelines Familiarity with bandwidth-constrained systems Background with autonomy-driven companies such as Tesla, Uber ATG, Cruise, Waymo, Zoox, Nuro, Aurora, or robotics startups Target Candidate Profile Ideal candidates will have experience from organizations such as: Tesla (Autopilot, Dojo, Data Engine) Uber ATG / Aurora Cruise Waymo Zoox Nuro Robotics startups Defense robotics Industrial / mining / agriculture autonomy companies #Hiring#RoboticsEngineer#AutonomyEngineer #AIEngineer#EdgeAI#RoboticsJobs#AutonomousSystems share your resumes at daisy@vieglobaltech.com