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 Join the Compute Platform Systems Team, where we provide systems engineering to enable component development and integration alongside cybersecurity and functional safety leadership for components and platform integration. Your role will make significant impacts on the future of trucking and autonomous technology as we look to Drive the Future of Freight.

We are currently seeking a Functional Safety Systems Engineer who is enthusiastic about thriving in a hands-on environment and ready to grow with the team.

What You’Ll Do

The Functional Safety Systems Engineer on the Compute Platform Systems team will be responsible for providing functional safety systems engineering analysis, assessments, and collaboration to help establish a functional safety case for our autonomous truck. This role will be working across teams involved with development and commercialization of software, hardware, and infrastructure. Support the development of all Compute Platform components (embedded compute, data logger, LiDAR, radar, camera, microphone, IMU, power distribution, etc).

Lead design discussions in functional safety spanning across hardware, software, validation, and operations.

Requirements

, ensuring system architectures and designs meet safety concepts and best practices. Conduct Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessments (HARA) to define and refine safety goals. Perform inductive and deductive safety analyses, including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Dependent Failure Analysis (DFA), among others.

Collaborate with Sensors and Base Hardware teams to progress safety analysis and deliverables with automotive Tier-1 suppliers.

databases using both DOORS and Jama, ensuring accuracy and traceability.

by collaborating with the Component Enablement team. What You’ll Need to Succeed Bachelor's degree in Systems/Electrical/Software/Computer Engineering, Robotics, or related field and 5+ years of experience OR Master’s degree in a related field and 2+ years of experience. Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Experience in an automotive-related field.

Strong understanding of ISO 26262 (FUSA) and ISO 21448 (SOTIF). Broad understanding of engineering fundamentals in software, networking, electrical, and mechanical systems and system components. Familiarity with functional safety analysis processes (HAZOP, FMEA, STPA, FTA).

An open mind and ability to apply functional safety concepts in novel ways to novel L4 autonomous driving applications. Excellent engineering communication skills in both written documentation and verbal presentation, especially the ability to communicate complex technical issues to a diverse team. Willingness and ability to work across teams, geographies, and time zones.

Bonus Points Passionate about collaboration. Software / Hardware engineering experience. Expertise with various sensor modalities (LiDAR, camera, radar, etc).

Expertise with motion control systems. Experience with Jira. Experience with Autonomous Vehicles or ADAS safety concepts.

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.

Systems Engineer (Functional Safety) – Compute Platform Systems