
$160,800 – $193,000
Listed on Torc Robotics’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Lead a team developing simulation-based verification and validation for autonomous trucks, ensuring alignment with safety standards like ISO 26262 and SOTIF. This role suits someone with deep simulation testing expertise, ISO standards knowledge, and proven leadership experience who wants to shape the safety assurance approach for a self-driving program.
Our summary, not Torc Robotics’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field with 6+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 4+ years of experience
- Experience leading virtual testing and simulation of perception and autonomous vehicle behavior
- Working knowledge of ISO 26262, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), and ISO 8800 as applied to simulation V&V
- Experience defining test strategy and developing simulation scenarios with traceability to requirements
- Knowledge of scenario-based testing and ASAM OpenSCENARIO standard
- Technical depth in Python and SQL for data analysis
- Experience with system-level troubleshooting, fault isolation, and problem-solving
- Working knowledge of probability, statistics, and linear algebra for coverage and statistical validation
- Experience managing cross-functional partners, internal tools teams, and external vendors
- Ability to report progress and test results effectively to leadership and stakeholders
- Familiarity with autonomous vehicle validation approaches
Nice to have
- ADAS verification and validation experience
- Experience contributing to safety cases or safety assurance arguments
- Experience with simulation tool qualification (e.g., ISO 26262 tool confidence)
- Experience developing and validating sensor models, traffic vehicle models, and vehicle dynamics models
- Experience with ROS-based systems
- Experience hiring, building, and scaling engineering teams