Safety Data Analyst

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

About The Company

At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business.

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

At Torc Robotics, our Safety Data Analysis team sits at the core of how we measure, understand, and continuously assess the safety performance of Torc Drive. This team blends engineering, statistics, and large-scale data analysis to transform complex, multi-modal datasets into actionable safety insights.

What You’ll Do

• Develop, implement, and refine safety performance indicators, thresholds, and targets to proactively identify, assess, and manage safety risk across on-road and simulation-based data sources.
• Apply statistically sound methods to evaluate safety performance, quantify uncertainty, and support risk-based decision-making in complex, real-world operational contexts.
• Develop automated, production-ready analysis workflows that support continuous safety monitoring, milestone gating, incident response, and safety performance evaluation.
• Ensure performance monitoring approaches appropriately reflect real-world deployment exposure, evolving operational contexts, and relevant safety requirements.
• Balance analytical rigor with timeliness to support high-consequence, time-sensitive decisions.
• Evaluate data quality, uncertainty, bias, and limitations to ensure findings are statistically defensible and useful for decision-making.
• Support data visualization, reporting, and communication strategies that help technical teams, safety stakeholders, and executives understand insights, tradeoffs, and limitations.
• Partner cross-functionally with engineering, product, verification and validation, simulation, metrics implementation, and safety teams to integrate workflows and align on data-driven decisions.
• Maintain strong documentation of analytical methods, assumptions, workflows, requirements, safety metrics, and outputs to support traceability, collaboration, and regulatory readiness.
• Ensure continuity of knowledge through peer review, cross-training, shared analytical patterns, and reproducible workflows that reduce single-point dependencies.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

Advanced degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Math, or a closely related field:

• B.S. with 5+ years of experience, or
• M.S. with 3+ years of experience, or
• PhD with 1+ years of experience
• Proven experience in mechanical engineering, vehicle engineering, autonomous systems, robotics, or physics-based applications.
• Experience with vehicle and sensor systems, cloud-based data technology, data visualization, and statistical analytics.
• Strong background in applied statistics, safety analysis, risk estimation, or decision support.
• Experience working with complex, real-world datasets rather than only clean or purely academic data.
• Experience working with large-scale time-series data, vehicle data, sensor data, structured safety datasets, or other heterogeneous technical data sources.
• Proficiency in programming languages, particularly Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with agile development practices and continuous integration/deployment, including CI/CD workflows.
• Strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to dissect complex issues and develop practical, creative solutions.
• Ability to communicate statistical and technical concepts clearly to diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Experience working in distributed teams and collaborating across different time zones.

Bonus Points

• Background applying statistics to engineering or physics-based systems.
• Familiarity with time-series analysis, uncertainty quantification, rare-event modeling, or reliability analysis.
• Experience supporting executive, regulatory, or external stakeholder decision-making.
• Experience in simulation evaluation, scenario coverage analysis, or safety-critical system verification.

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: 102867

Hiring Range for Job Opening

US Pay Range

$126,100—$151,300 USD