Autonomy Safety Program Lead

Torc Robotics; United States; Remote; USD 153,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Torc Robotics is seeking a Functional Safety Manager to drive safety-critical execution across the autonomous vehicle lifecycle. You will ensure traceability, validation readiness, risk management, and safety objectives align with program milestones, coordinating across safety, systems, hardware, and software teams.

This role requires leadership in applying ISO 26262, safety lifecycle artifacts, and rigorous governance to deliver safety-certified capabilities from concept through deployment in

Qualifications

• Experience leading programs involving autonomous systems, ADAS, robotics, or other safety-critical platforms.
• Familiarity with safety lifecycle artifacts including Hazards, safety requirements, verification and validation strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to align engineering execution with safety assurance objectives while maintaining program delivery commitments.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of safety-critical initiatives across the autonomous vehicle lifecycle, ensuring alignment between product roadmaps, safety goals, and deployment milestones.
• Establish and maintain traceability between hazards, safety requirements, system requirements, verification activities, validation evidence, and release decisions.
• Coordinate cross-functional safety activities including hazard analysis, safety assessments, safety case development, and operational readiness reviews.
• Drive integrated verification and validation planning across simulation, test environments, closed-course testing, and field operations to support evidence-based deployment decisions.
• Manage program risks, technical dependencies, and change impacts across systems, software, hardware, perception, localization, controls, and operational teams.
• Monitor safety and program metrics, proactively identifying issues that could impact system performance, safety objectives, regulatory compliance, or delivery commitments.
• Facilitate executive reviews and technical governance forums, providing clear visibility into program health, residual risk, and safety readiness.

Skills

Autonomous systems leadership

Hazard analysis & risk assessment

Safety case development

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Robotics/Electrical Engineering

Tools

ISO 26262

ASIL concepts

Job description

Torc Robotics is seeking a Functional Safety Manager to drive safety-critical execution across the autonomous vehicle lifecycle. You will ensure traceability, validation readiness, risk management, and safety objectives align with program milestones, coordinating across safety, systems, hardware, and software teams.

This role requires leadership in applying ISO 26262, safety lifecycle artifacts, and rigorous governance to deliver safety-certified capabilities from concept through deployment in