[Hiring] Senior Systems Engineer - ODD Definition and Automation @Torc Robotics

Role Description

Join our Strategy & Mission Control Product Engineering team at the forefront of autonomous trucking and Level 4 (L4) autonomy. We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep expertise in Operational Design Domain (ODD) quantification and a passion for safety-critical systems, risk assessment, and data-driven development. In this role, you will lead ODD strategy and characterization efforts, using Python and other analytical tools to define, measure, and improve system performance across operating environments.

• Evaluate and enhance the safety and reliability of autonomous trucking systems.
• Work with functional (FuSa) and behavioral safety (SOTIF) engineers, system engineers, data scientists, AI-ML engineers, and SW Devs.
• Analyze and select specific data elements needed for all 6 layers as part of the PEGASUS framework.
• Generate comprehensive scenario-based requirements, and the testing, verification, and validation (V&V) for L4 autonomous driving.
• Derive system requirements based on specific scenarios and use cases related to Operational Design Domain (ODD) for L4 applications.
• Apply system methodologies and data analysis to characterize the ODD to improve vehicle requirements at the system level.
• Generate Behavior Systems Requirements, Sub-System, and Component Requirements.
• Interact with functional safety and system engineers to ensure SOTIF targets are achieved in autonomous vehicle development.
• Lead data analysis and information extraction in our organization.
• Communicate ODD characterization results to the product organization and other critical stakeholders.
• Develop verification and validation targets for known and unknown safety scenarios.
• Support SOTIF-related operational strategies, ensuring the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles.
• Collaborate with systems design and architecture teams to ensure SOTIF considerations are integrated into specifications.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Systems Engineering, or equivalent with 3+ years relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Systems Engineering, or equivalent with 6+ years relevant experience.
• Strong knowledge of automotive, heavy-duty truck, or aerospace products and industries.
• Leverage data science and statistics to extract information from large data sets.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assess risks, derive safety requirements, and define verification & validation strategies.
• Excellent project management and leadership skills.
• Highly organized and capable of handling multiple projects in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to work independently.
• Comfortable working in an environment of ambiguity and rapid change.
• Ability to ethically handle sensitive and confidential information.

Requirements

• Collect data from different sources (including maps) to identify the elements needed for the 6-layer framework.
• Transfer data into new formats to make it more appropriate for analysis.
• Create new, experimental frameworks to collect data.
• Build tools to automate data collection.

Bonus Points!

• Understanding of AI-ML techniques.
• Solid knowledge of multivariable statistics and Bayesian Methods.
• Working knowledge of Bayesian Networks.
• Experience in SW development and knowledge of C++, Python, MATLAB/Simulink.
• Working knowledge of Jama, CAMEO, and JIRA.
• Experience in SAFe AGILE environments.

Benefits

• Corporate bonus and stock option plan.
• Sign-on payments, relocation, and other forms of compensation may be provided.
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

Company Description

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.