Staff, Systems Engineer - Safety Technologist

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169K-203K Annually
7+ Years Experience
Artificial Intelligence • Automotive • Robotics • Software • Transportation
The Role
As a Systems Engineer at Torc, you'll define safety strategies for autonomous vehicle products and collaborate with various teams to align safety requirements with industry standards. You'll analyze technical issues, lead internal evaluations, and drive consensus among partners to ensure project success and product release readiness.
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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: 

Torc is looking for a Systems Engineer to join a team responsible for ensuring Torc’s products meet the highest safety and security standards while delivering superior business value. As a Systems Engineer, you will be at the forefront of defining what short-term and long-term success looks like for the engineering organization here at Torc. You will collaborate directly with a wide array of engineering, product, safety, and legal teams to design safety, performance, quality, and process performance indicators for product release readiness.  

What You’ll be doing: 

  • Work at the highest levels of abstraction within the product to define safety strategies and their objectives or key performance indicators 
  • Coordinate internal and external teams and partners to ensure all safety-related aspects of the autonomy ecosystem are captured, rigorously reviewed, and have complete vertical and horizontal alignment.  
  • Define and allocate safety-related product requirements based on industry standards, regulations, best practices, industry working groups, and the state-of-the-art for autonomous driving.
  • Ensure all safety-related product requirements are captured and addressed in the Safety Case.
  • Analyze complex problems and apply fundamental engineering principles to derive solutions.
  • Serve as the technical point-person to evaluate and drive to resolution matters brought to internal committees.
  • Collaborate with Engineering Managers, PMO (Program Management Office), and all relevant partners to ensure design, implementation, and programs are on track, and regularly drive consensus among diverse partners on technical projects. 

What You’ll Need to Succeed: 

  • Demonstrate competences and technical proficiencies acquired through: 
    • Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent with 7+ years relevant experience.
    • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent with 10+ years relevant experience. 
  • 6+ years of experience in hardware, software, or systems engineering, robotics or related technical fields.  
  • A hyper sense of attention to detail with an iterative approach in completing enterprise goals.
  • Ability to understand complex technical systems .
  • Ability to adapt and operate under ambiguity .
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills (verbal & written).  

Bonus Points!  

  • Proven experience in applying standards like ISO 26262, 21448, 21434. 
  • Proven experience in applying methods like STPA, FMEA, FTA, DRBFM, 3x5 Why.
  • Professional experience in the Self-Driving Industry. 
  • Strong background in autonomous vehicle safety assessments .
  • Experience with production and series automotive safety critical products. 
  • Experience with ML/AI based products.  

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. 

Top Skills

Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Systems Engineering
The Company
HQ: Blacksburg, VA
500 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

Torc Robotics is an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, a global leader and pioneer in trucking. Founded in 2005 at the birth of the self-driving vehicle revolution, we have 17 years of experience in pioneering safety-critical, self-driving applications. Torc offers a complete self-driving vehicle software and integration solution and is currently focusing on commercializing self-driving trucks.

Why Work With Us

Every Torc’r is unique. The traits that define and motivate us to save lives are what unite us. At Torc, we recognize that technical prowess is only part of the equation. Our team includes people with a consistent drive to accomplish great things. We look for those who don’t let ego get in the way of teamwork.

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