ML Engineer, II - New AI Initiatives

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus component

Stock options

Medical, dental, and vision premiums (

401K with 6% employer match

Flexible schedule and generous paidvac

AD+D and Life Insurance

Job summary

Torc Robotics seeks a Machine Learning Engineer for the ML Ops team to translate complex problems into scalable ML workflows and production-ready models for autonomous trucking solutions.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, establish data governance, and lead projects from concept to deployment, while upholding disciplined software development and documentation. This role requires 4+ years of experience and a passion for frontier tech.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience or Master’s degree with 0-3+ years of experience.
• Ability to translate complex business problems into ML workflows.
• Experience communicating outcomes to cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Build foundation of Torc's AI development tooling.
• Develop data science models or algorithms with disciplined software processes.
• Define ingestion, preparation, curation, and governance for large data sets.
• Organize and lead projects, guiding team members in execution.
• Provide insights and enable data visualization and accessibility for users.
• Develop guidelines for analytics models and deployment processes.
• Collaborate within the team and with interfaces across the organization.

Skills

Adventurous spirit

Rigorous disposition

Team communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or related field

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

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

As a Machine Learning Engineer on the ML Ops team, you will translate ambiguous and complex business problems into machine learning workflows including exploratory data analysis, deep learning model development, batch inference, metric computation, and embedded deployment. Our team is comprised of outstanding engineers with various backgrounds including start up tech sector, physical AI, consumer package goods, Fortune 500 SaaS companies.

The New AI Initiatives, is a role which frequently bounces between topics to both pursue cutting edge technology and see their implementation through to production. As a New Initiatives engineer, you will regularly be working with numerous stakeholders and different teams to ensure Torc embraces state of the art technology.

What You’ll Do

• You will play a key role building the foundation of Torc's AI development tooling.
• Independently develop data science models or algorithms using disciplined software development processes, making recommendations for developing new code or re‑using existing code, enforcing version control, and maintaining documentation of created applications.
• Operate with Data Ops to define and implement ingestion, data preparation, curation, and governance of large, multi‑faceted data sets supporting analytics models and workflows.
• Organize and lead projects, serving as project lead guiding less experienced team members in multiple facets of project execution
• Empower users with key insights, supporting visualization and data accessibility in a customer centric manner.
• Develop guidelines and standards for analytics and machine learning models, their deployment, and associated processes.
• Communicate and collaborate within the team and participate with the team’s interfaces to the rest of the organization.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or related technical field plus demonstrates competences and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 4+ years of experience or;
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering or related technical field plus demonstrates competences and technical proficiencies typically acquired through 0-3+ years of experience.
• Adventurous spirit where you can work on topics at the frontier and drive exploration.
• Rigorous disposition: you will have to pass judgement on what is and what is not practical for Torc to implement at scale.
• You will need to communicate your outcomes and progress to other teams so they can take your findings and reliably implement them.
• You will need resilience, you must be comfortable with working on a project for a month that may not reach production.

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)
• 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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several geographic markets. Pay is based on a number of factors and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Torc's total compensation package will also include our corporate bonus and stock option plan. Dependent on the position offered, sign‑on payments, relocation, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

Job ID: 102743

Hiring Range for Job Opening

US Pay Range

$153,200—$183,800 USD