Autonomous Safety Data Analyst — Stock Options

Torc Robotics; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Premium benefits

401K match

Paid vacation

AD&D & Life Insurance

Job summary

Torc Robotics in Blacksburg, VA seeks a Senior Data Scientist to lead safety analytics for autonomous vehicle systems. You will design metrics, evaluate sensor and vehicle data, and build automated workflows for real-time safety monitoring.

The role requires experience with time-series data, statistical analysis, Python/SQL, and cross-functional communication across engineering, product, and safety teams. Competitive benefits and stock options included.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Math, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data science or analytics for engineering or autonomous systems.
• Experience with vehicle data, sensor data, time-series data, or physics-based datasets.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL with strong statistical analytics.
• Experience with large-scale real-world datasets and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to diverse teams.
• Experience in distributed teams and across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and refine safety performance indicators, thresholds, and targets.
• Apply statistically sound methods to evaluate safety performance and quantify uncertainty.
• Develop automated analysis workflows for continuous safety monitoring and incident response.
• Ensure monitoring reflects real-world deployment and evolving contexts.
• Balance analytical rigor with timely decisions for high-consequence scenarios.
• Evaluate data quality, uncertainty, bias, and limitations for defensible findings.
• Support data visualization, reporting, and executive communication of insights.
• Partner with engineering, product, verification, and safety teams to align on data-driven decisions.
• Maintain documentation of methods, workflows, and safety metrics for traceability.
• Promote reproducible workflows and cross-training to reduce single-point dependencies.

Skills

Python

SQL

Time-series data

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

Communication

Collaboration across time zones

Education

B.S. in Data Science/CS/Math or related

M.S. in Data Science/CS/Math or related

PhD in a closely related field

Tools

CI/CD

Cloud computing

Data visualization tools

Job description

Torc Robotics in Blacksburg, VA seeks a Senior Data Scientist to lead safety analytics for autonomous vehicle systems. You will design metrics, evaluate sensor and vehicle data, and build automated workflows for real-time safety monitoring.

The role requires experience with time-series data, statistical analysis, Python/SQL, and cross-functional communication across engineering, product, and safety teams. Competitive benefits and stock options included.