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The Role
Develop and support production C/C++ software for operator safety systems on heavy equipment. Responsibilities include sensor and camera integration, perception and data-processing pipelines, operator alerts, diagnostics, machine interaction logic, testing, validation, troubleshooting, architecture, release readiness, and cross-functional collaboration. The role also contributes to software design reviews, field support, technical communication, and mentoring engineers.
Summary Generated by Built In
Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
The Operator Safety Systems Senior Developer develops and delivers production-quality software that helps protect operators, personnel, and equipment in heavy equipment environments. This role applies strong software engineering practices to design, implement, integrate, validate, and support software for operator safety capabilities used in mining, construction, and other demanding applications.
Working with a high degree of independence, this developer contributes hands-on technical expertise to the Operator Safety Systems team, with responsibility for robust C++ software, sensor and camera integration, operator awareness features, machine interaction logic, diagnostics, and field-supportable software solutions. The role collaborates closely with systems, validation, product, UI/UX, hardware, and field teams to translate safety-system needs into reliable software that can be deployed and supported across machine platforms.
What You Will Do:
What You Have:
Consideration for Top Candidates:
Additional Information:
Summary Pay Range:
$112,710.00 - $183,140.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
October 6, 2026 - October 18, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
The Operator Safety Systems Senior Developer develops and delivers production-quality software that helps protect operators, personnel, and equipment in heavy equipment environments. This role applies strong software engineering practices to design, implement, integrate, validate, and support software for operator safety capabilities used in mining, construction, and other demanding applications.
Working with a high degree of independence, this developer contributes hands-on technical expertise to the Operator Safety Systems team, with responsibility for robust C++ software, sensor and camera integration, operator awareness features, machine interaction logic, diagnostics, and field-supportable software solutions. The role collaborates closely with systems, validation, product, UI/UX, hardware, and field teams to translate safety-system needs into reliable software that can be deployed and supported across machine platforms.
What You Will Do:
- Design, implement, test, and release production-quality C/C++ software for Operator Safety Systems on heavy equipment
- Develop and integrate software components that support operator awareness, personnel detection, collision mitigation support, in-cab alerts, event capture, diagnostics, and safety-oriented machine responses
- Build and maintain camera, sensor, perception, and data-processing pipelines for real-time or near-real-time safety applications
- Participate across the full software development lifecycle including design, documentation, coding, unit testing, integration, validation support, and release readiness
- Collaborate with systems engineering, validation, product, UI/UX, hardware, and field teams to translate operator safety needs into clear software requirements and implementation plans
- Support implementation of operator-facing workflows, displays, configuration screens, alerts, and user interactions in partnership with UI/UX teams
- Troubleshoot complex software and system issues using logs, traces, telemetry, sensor data, profiling tools, and field observations
- Contribute to software architecture and design trade-off discussions with a focus on reliability, maintainability, latency, diagnosability, usability, and field supportability
- Facilitate and participate in design reviews, code reviews, debugging sessions, and technical discussions across cross-functional engineering teams
- Communicate technical designs, trade-offs, risks, and status clearly to developers, systems engineers, stakeholders, and leadership
- Mentor and support other engineers through collaboration, technical guidance, and strong development practices
What You Have:
- Programming:
- Advanced C/C++ development experience for production software in embedded, edge, robotics, perception, machine control, or safety-oriented systems
- Ability to interpret system designs, software requirements, interface definitions, and test expectations for complex operator safety features
- Strong engineering practices, including modular design, debugging, profiling, code review, static analysis, and maintainable implementation
- Ability to apply structured software design practices in systems with real-time, reliability, usability, and field-support constraints
- Software Development Life Cycle:
- Experience contributing across software development phases from requirements and design through implementation, integration, validation, and release
- Ability to interpret product development plans, software requirements, functional documentation, and validation expectations
- Experience working with cross-functional development processes, issue tracking, configuration management, and release readiness activities
- Problem Solving:
- Ability to identify and document software or system problems and develop resolution alternatives
- Ability to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and support decisions on technical resolution
- Uses fact-finding techniques, diagnostic tools, logs, traces, and test data to identify root causes and verify corrective actions
- Technical Troubleshooting:
- Discovers, analyzes, and resolves software, application, integration, or system behavior issues
- Analyzes code, logs, sensor data, system traces, and current software behavior as part of advanced troubleshooting
- Records and reports specific technical problems, solving processes, tools used, and recommended corrective actions
- Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication:
- Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts, software designs, risks, and trade-offs to engineering and non-engineering audiences
- Ability to collaborate effectively with systems, validation, hardware, product, UI/UX, supplier, and field teams
- Ability to simplify complex technical information and adapt communication to the audience
- Education Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Robotics, Engineering, or related field - or commensurate industry experience.
Consideration for Top Candidates:
- Extensive experience as a software developer supporting engineering projects on operator safety, robotics, autonomous, semi-autonomous, embedded, perception-enabled, or machine-control systems
- Strong experience with C++ software development for real-time, embedded Linux, edge computing, or field-deployed compute platforms
- Experience developing or integrating operator awareness, driver monitoring, personnel detection, collision mitigation, proximity awareness, in-cab alerting, or other operator safety features
- Experience with camera, radar, LiDAR, ultrasonic, GNSS/GPS, inertial, thermal, stereo vision, or other machine sensing technologies
- Experience developing machine vision or perception software, including camera calibration, image processing, object detection, tracking, model integration, or performance tuning on edge hardware
- Experience using GStreamer or similar frameworks to build, debug, optimize, or integrate camera and video-processing pipelines
- Experience developing operator-facing software, displays, configuration workflows, alerts, or event-reporting features
- Some experience with UI/UX design and implementation preferred, including working from wireframes, collaborating with UX designers, implementing user workflows, and improving usability of operator-facing or technician-facing software
- Experience with Figma, HTML5, Angular, Qt, or similar UI technologies for embedded, web, or onboard applications preferred
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, automated testing, Linux-based development environments, and modern DevOps practices
- Experience troubleshooting software on machines, benches, simulators, hardware-in-the-loop environments, or field-deployed systems
- Experience in construction, mining, off-highway, automotive, industrial automation, robotics, or heavy equipment industries preferred
Additional Information:
- This position is to work onsite at our Irving, TX office.
- Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position.
- Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.
- This position may require travel up to 30%.
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Summary Pay Range:
$112,710.00 - $183,140.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
October 6, 2026 - October 18, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.
Skills Required
- Advanced C/C++ development experience for production software in embedded, edge, robotics, perception, machine control, or safety-oriented systems
- Ability to interpret system designs, software requirements, interface definitions, and test expectations
- Strong engineering practices including modular design, debugging, profiling, code review, static analysis, and maintainable implementation
- Experience with software development phases from requirements and design through implementation, integration, validation, and release
- Experience with cross-functional development processes, issue tracking, configuration management, and release readiness activities
- Ability to identify, document, analyze, and resolve software or system problems
- Experience using diagnostic tools, logs, traces, sensor data, and test data for root-cause analysis
- Ability to communicate technical concepts, software designs, risks, and trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field, or commensurate industry experience
- Experience as a software developer supporting operator safety, robotics, autonomous, semi-autonomous, embedded, perception-enabled, or machine-control systems
- Experience with C++ for real-time, embedded Linux, edge computing, or field-deployed platforms
- Experience with camera, radar, LiDAR, ultrasonic, GNSS/GPS, inertial, thermal, stereo vision, or other sensing technologies
- Experience developing machine vision or perception software
- Experience with GStreamer or similar camera and video-processing frameworks
- Experience developing operator-facing software, displays, configuration workflows, alerts, or event-reporting features
- Experience with Figma, HTML5, Angular, Qt, or similar UI technologies
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, automated testing, Linux-based development environments, and DevOps practices
- Experience troubleshooting software on machines, benches, simulators, hardware-in-the-loop environments, or field-deployed systems
- Experience in construction, mining, off-highway, automotive, industrial automation, robotics, or heavy equipment industries
What the Team is Saying
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Caterpillar Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement plans are highlighted as a standout element, with a strong company match and an additional company contribution noted for certain groups. Feedback suggests this is a notable strength of the package, with specifics dependent on plan and eligibility.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, HSAs/FSAs, wellness resources, and mental-health support through the EAP. Feedback suggests these offerings are competitive and broadly well regarded.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave and adoption assistance are explicitly included, with adoption reimbursement and supportive leave policies emphasized. Feedback suggests family support is generous and a meaningful part of total rewards.
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What We Do
Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., responsible for bringing digital capabilities to our world-famous yellow iron. With over 1.5M connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics and AI capabilities to help solve our customers' toughest challenges.
Why Work With Us
At Cat Digital, we're accelerating Caterpillar's digital transformation to help customers solve their toughest challenges. Our teams use enterprise-wide data, emerging technologies, and customer insights to deliver solutions that drive real-world impact. Join us as we create innovative experiences that help customers succeed and power the world aro
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