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.

Role Definition
Caterpillar’s Cat Technology team is seeking a Perception Developer to design, develop, and deploy perception software for autonomous and semi-autonomous machines used in construction. The role focuses on multi-sensor perception, computer vision, 3D point-cloud processing, sensor fusion, and production-quality software for safety-critical, resource-constrained platforms. The ideal candidate combines solid C++/Python development skills with hands-on experience building, optimizing,



and validating perception algorithms from prototype through field deployment.

Responsibilities:
1. Design and implement perception algorithms for object and personnel detection, classification, segmentation, tracking, terrain understanding, localization, mapping, and obstacle assessment.
2. Develop camera, LiDAR, radar, GNSS, and IMU processing pipelines, including calibration, synchronization, sensor fusion, and uncertainty handling.
3. Translate research concepts and state-of-the-art models into robust, maintainable, production-quality C++ and Python software.
4. Optimize algorithms and neural-network inference for embedded CPU/GPU platforms using profiling, CUDA, TensorRT, and related acceleration technologies.
5. Build automated evaluation workflows, datasets, simulation scenarios, and test tools to measure accuracy, latency, robustness, and safety performance.
6. Debug and resolve perception issues using recorded data, simulation,

📌 Perception Autonomy Engineer (Chennai)
🏢 Caterpillar
📍 Chennai