# Staff, Software Engineer - Simulation Vehicle Modeling

Hiring organization: [Torc Robotics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/torc-robotics)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/d847b24b-8f7f-467c-a3d3-c7f6e2c181b6

Listed on Torc Robotics's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Ann Arbor, MI
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 186200 – 223400 USD per year

## Summary

This role leads the design and development of high-fidelity vehicle simulation models for autonomous truck validation, ensuring they meet safety certification standards and support large-scale testing of autonomy software. It suits experienced software engineers with deep expertise in vehicle dynamics, C++, and autonomous systems who want to own critical technical architecture in a safety-critical domain.

_Our summary, not Torc Robotics's wording._

## Skills named

C++, CMake, Linux, Python, Regression Testing, Robot Operating System (ROS)

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field plus 10+ years experience (or Master's plus 7+ years, or PhD plus 3+ years)
- Deep proficiency in C++, Python, ROS/ROS2, CMake, and Linux
- Strong background in physics-based modeling of ground vehicles including longitudinal/lateral dynamics and tire models
- Working knowledge of autonomy stack architecture (planning, controls, system integration)
- Ability to translate vehicle model capabilities to autonomy teams and capture their requirements
- Experience defining statistical validation metrics and robustness testing frameworks for safety cases
- Experience with unit, integration, and regression testing and simulation-based performance benchmarking at scale
- Track record of driving technical consensus across simulation, autonomy, controls, and safety teams
- Ability to own and maintain key technical systems across repositories and contribute to cross-org architectural decisions
- Operates with wide latitude for independent judgment and minimal supervision
- Track record of mentoring engineers in simulation and autonomy domains

## Nice to have

- Experience as technical lead for a vehicle simulation sub-team
- Experience with high-fidelity truck and trailer or heavy-vehicle models
- Experience building or extending closed-loop autonomous vehicle simulation environments at scale
- Familiarity with scenario-based validation and sim-to-real correlation activities
- Familiarity with learned models (neural networks) consuming simulation outputs in autonomy V&V workflows

Apply on Torc Robotics's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics/jobs/8790834002