Staff System Integration Engineer
About the Company
At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business.
A leader in autonomous driving since 2007, Torc has spent over a decade commercializing our solutions with experienced partners. Now a part of the Daimler family, we are focused solely on developing software for automated trucks to transform how the world moves freight.
Join us and catapult your career with the company that helped pioneer autonomous technology, and the first AV software company with the vision to partner directly with a truck manufacturer.
Meet the team:
The Test Execution and Release Management department plays a critical role in product engineering. The teams are responsible for ensuring the safe and successful deployment of autonomous vehicles, by implementing rigorous testing processes, using advanced testing tools to collect data and analyze the system performance, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
What you’ll do:
A Staff System Integration Engineer is responsible for various activities related to software and system integration of our self-driving truck solution. The responsibilities involve performing integration activities on software and hardware components, troubleshooting, data collection, analysis of data collected during extended testing, developing a continuous integration pipeline, orchestrating functional deployments, and helping with release delivery. The ideal candidate will help define HIL bench specifications, work with internal teams and external suppliers to commission new HIL test environments, design and execute HiL tests cases that effectively verify system requirements.
- Support integration of components and subsystems to enable the deployment of self-driving software onto vehicles and test benches
- Develop and execute test plans, performing closed course and on-road evaluation of updates prior to deployment to extended testing groups
- Lead day-to-day test activities, debug HIL bench issues, and develop new test capabilities
- Develop data analysis scripts and visualization tools to quickly extract key learnings and trends from HIL testing
- Evaluate full system performance, understanding the contributions of relevant sub-systems, providing feedback to development teams.
- Assist with troubleshooting of component and system integration issues, guiding the team to an efficient resolution
- Leverage results from automated software testing pipeline to increase the efficiency of the system integration release process
- Maintain a rapid integration and deployment schedule for self-driving software stack with consistent releases to extended testing teams
- Create requirements for new tools or automation to increase overall testing capabilities
- Track and report system performance KPIs on a regular basis
What you’ll need to succeed:
- Master’s degree in systems engineering, computer science, robotics, or related technical field
- 7+ years technical design experience for robotic, automotive, or aerospace systems
- This position requires a background in structured testing of safety-critical systems, strong understanding of systems engineering and verification, validation methodologies
- Experience with designing HIL Test environments and developing test frameworks
- Testing, experience with onsite/remote access test environments, strong problem-solving / analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to learn in unstructured environments
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with evolving software/hardware infrastructure
Bonus Points!
- Experience testing autonomous vehicles, ROS based robotics systems or ADAS features
- Experience designing and commissioning custom HIL test fixtures
- Experience with HIL equipment such as dSPACE, NI or OPAL-RT
Perks of Being a Full-time Torc’r
Torc cares about our team members and we strive to provide benefits and resources to support their health, work/life balance, and future. Our culture is collaborative, energetic, and team focused. Torc offers:
- A competitive compensation package that includes a bonus component and stock options
- 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
- 401K plan with a 6% employer match
- Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
- Company-wide holiday office closures
- AD+D and Life Insurance
Hiring Range for Job Opening
US Pay Range
$168,800—$202,600 USD
At Torc, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We celebrate the uniqueness of our Torc’rs and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, or disabilities.
Even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications listed for this opportunity, we encourage you to apply. We’re always looking for those that are hungry, humble, and people smart and your unique experience may be a great fit for this role or others.