Staff, Systems Engineer - Functional Safety

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 our Product Engineering Team, where we are dedicated to ensuring safe and reliable autonomous trucking systems. Our team works across hardware, software, and systems engineering to implement industry-leading functional safety practices. We are looking for a Staff Functional Safety Engineer to lead risk assessments, safety requirement development, and architecture evaluations to help us drive the future of safe and efficient autonomous trucking technology.

What You’ll Do:

As a Staff Functional Safety Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring compliance with ISO 26262, leading functional safety analyses, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement safety mechanisms across autonomous vehicle platforms.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Functional Safety Manager and engineering teams to implement and fulfill functional safety requirements.
• Lead functional safety evaluations, guiding teams to achieve an acceptable safety level in system design.
• Identify areas for improvement within system and software designs and collaborate with design teams to implement safety enhancements.
• Support and conduct Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessments (HARA) to define and refine safety goals.
• Perform and train engineers in key safety analysis techniques, including Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Dependent Failure Analysis (DFA).
• Lead safety requirement derivation, ensuring system architectures and designs meet safety concepts and best practices.
• Design and implement safety mechanisms to detect and mitigate system faults.
• Support the creation and review of all functional safety work products, including:
• Item Definition
• Safety Plans
• Risk Assessments
• Safety Concepts
• Test Cases and Validation Strategies
• Ensure all functional safety processes align with ISO 26262 and other applicable standards.
  
  

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

Demonstrates competences and technical proficiencies typically acquired through:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent with 7 years relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent with 10 years relevant experience.  
• Strong knowledge of automotive, heavy-duty trucks, or aerospace industries with a focus on functional safety.
• Expertise in ISO 26262 or IEC 61508 and demonstrated experience in applying these standards to complex safety-critical systems.
• Strong systems engineering experience, preferably in automotive software and hardware safety.
• Highly organized, able to handle multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and leadership teams.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to drive safety initiatives and influence design improvements.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment, adapting to ambiguous and rapidly evolving challenges.
• Commitment to ethical handling of sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and impartiality.
  
  
  

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. Our culture is collaborative, energetic, and team focused. Torc offers:

• 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 match
• Flexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)
• Company-wide holiday office closures
• AD D and Life Insurance
  
  
  

At Torc, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We celebrate the uniqueness of our Torc’rs and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, or disabilities.

Even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications listed for this opportunity, we encourage you to apply.