Caterpillar, Inc

Simulation Quality Automation Engineer

Caterpillar, Inc • $97K — $158K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in software engineering, quality engineering, or test automation.
  • Proficiency in Python, C++, C#, Java, or similar programming languages.
  • Familiarity with automated testing methodologies and CI/CD processes.
  • Knowledge of SIL, HIL, and simulation systems is preferred.
  • Experience with Linux, Git, and debugging tools.
  • Exposure to simulation tools like NVIDIA Omniverse or Unreal Engine is a plus.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain automated test frameworks using relevant programming languages.
  • Create various tests for simulation platform components and workflows.
  • Translate requirements into clear test cases and automated validations.
  • Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and release workflows.
  • Implement metrics and automated evidence collection for testing.
  • Support system integration and exploratory testing across multiple environments.
  • Document test plans, procedures, and results for quality assurance.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Paid time off including vacation and holidays.
  • 401(k) savings plans with company match.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
  • Career development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
  • Incentive bonuses and employee discounts.
  • Parental leave and adoption benefits.
Full Job Description

Career Area:

Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description:


Role Definition:

The Simulation Quality Automation Engineer will develop and execute automated quality, integration, and validation solutions for simulation platform, scenario framework, rendering, digital twin, robotics, and autonomy workflows.

Working with the QA Lead and engineering teams, the role will build test software, regression suites, SIL and HIL workflows, metrics, reports, and release-quality evidence for simulation capabilities.


Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable test utilities using Python, C++, or other relevant languages.
  • Create unit, integration, system, regression, performance, reliability, SIL, and HIL tests for simulation platform components and workflows.
  • Translate requirements, acceptance criteria, interfaces, and expected behaviors into clear test cases and automated validation.
  • Build regression suites covering scenario execution, runtime services, APIs, asset workflows, rendering outputs, sensors, and platform integrations.
  • Integrate automated simulation tests into CI/CD pipelines, build gates, packaging, artifact, and release workflows.
  • Develop test data, fixtures, mocks, stubs, environment configurations, and repeatable test environments.
  • Implement metrics, KPIs, pass/fail criteria, dashboards, reports, traceability, and automated evidence collection.
  • Support deterministic replay, results comparison, baseline management, defect reproduction, and root-cause analysis.
  • Perform system integration and exploratory testing across cloud, on-premises, GPU, SIL, and HIL environments.
  • Partner with software, scenario, rendering, digital twin, robotics, controls, and platform engineers to identify risks and improve testability.
  • Document test plans, procedures, results, defects, coverage, known limitations, and release recommendations.
  • Contribute to quality standards, code reviews, test reviews, and continuous improvement under the direction of the QA Lead.

Qualifications

  • Software development or test automation experience using Python, C++, C#, Java, or a comparable language.
  • Experience with automated testing, unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, CI/CD, and defect tracking.
  • Knowledge of verification and validation, requirements traceability, test design, metrics, and release-quality practices.
  • Exposure to SIL, HIL, simulation systems, robotics, digital twins, real-time software, or embedded integration is preferred.
  • Experience with Linux, Git, scripting, containers, logs, debugging, and test reporting tools.
  • Knowledge of APIs, distributed systems, cloud environments, performance testing, or observability is a plus.
  • Exposure to NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, Unreal Engine, ROS2, Gazebo, AirSim, CARLA, or comparable simulation tools is preferred.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, teamwork, and documentation skills.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Typically 2+ years of software engineering, quality engineering, or test automation experience; relevant academic, research, internship, or project experience may be considered.

Additional Details:

  • This position requires the candidate towork full-time at the Irving, TX office (Dallas)
  • Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
  • Visa sponsorship is available with this position.

Summary Pay Range:

$97,530.00 - $158,480.00

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.

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants.

Posting Dates:

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Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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