Torc Robotics

Staff Systems Engineer – Release Strategy & Validation

Remote - U.S, Ann Arbor, MI · Staff+ · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$169k-$203kDetected 16 days ago

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About the role

The Release group plays a critical role in Torc's product engineering and release lifecycle.
A successful candidate will have experience performing thought leadership, cross-function collaboration, and driving improvements for release management processes to meet production goals.
Even if you don't meet 100% of the qualifications listed for this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

Be a key stakeholder to create a state of the art verification and validation strategy covering multiple test levels and test environments such as component, subsystem and system testing on Hardware-in-loop (HIL), Simulation for behavior and perception and Vehicle level closed-course and public road work.
Verify and review test results and tool qualification activities that support the V&V claim evidence across multiple test levels and test environments.
Lead cross-functional collaboration with PMO (Program Management Office), Engineering, and other stakeholders within and between ARTs (Agile Release Train) (Agile Release Train) and teams to ensure strategic and execution alignment
Experience in software development, operating systems, development languages, and deployment of software products, or systems engineering including networking, database management, virtual environments, system design, integration, and maintenance
Exhibit strong servant leadership characteristics and willingness to support the career growth of others and strong facilitation, technical team coaching, and critical systems thinking
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.

2+ years overall progressive technical systems or software development experience and 2+ years as individual technical contributor
2+ years of experience with launching safety critical commercial products
Experience with complex embedded systems including ADAS technologies i.e. autonomous driving software architecture, sensors, networking, compute hardware, control systems
Experience with software release tools i.e. build systems, software versioning systems, defect management systems, source control etc.
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
Experience delivering production systems from early prototype phases through product launch and in-field maintenance.
Experience testing autonomous vehicles, ROS based robotics systems or ADAS features

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.
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.
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 matchFlexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)Company-wide holiday office closures
AD+D and Life Insurance
Provide direction and guidance to teams to apply safety test methods such as test derivation methods, test coverage calculations, sampling strategies, edge case scenarios, FMEA or others
Experience with machine learning software test practices

At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business.
Meet the team:
Torc is building scalable Level 4 autonomous truck software, and this role defines how we verify, validate and release it safely.
As a Staff Systems Engineer, you will provide strategic leadership to implement, monitor and qualify our testing and release workflow during Torc's product development lifecycle.
The Release group is responsible for ensuring safe and successful product delivery by working collaboratively across engineering divisions to sponsor and drive the release ecosystem.
We will deliver a structured release process and skillsets to achieve product acceptance, drive performance indicators, and enable the efficient delivery of product releases.
We will lead system verification and validation using industry standards and quality monitoring of build deliverables to achieve a robust, reliable, performant and safe product release.
Provide insight and guidance for machine learned software with emphasis on training data validation and model testing as part of a larger system.
Our culture is collaborative, energetic, and team focused.
For this position, we are open to hiring in Ann Arbor, MI (U.S.) office work locations in a hybrid capacity.

esponsible for ensuring safe and successful product delivery by working collaboratively across engineering divisions to sponsor and drive the release ecosystem

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