Senior Product Manager New Ann Arbor, MI

Torc Robotics, Inc.; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Torc Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Lead Product Manager to drive high-quality product definitions, roadmaps, and ODD specifications for next-generation autonomous driving. You will collaborate across engineering, regulatory, marketing, and commercialization teams to align vision, scope, priorities, and KPIs.

Lead the evaluation of competitive products, manage risks, and mentor junior staff to strengthen organizational capabilities while upholding safety standards and commercial goals.

Qualifications

• Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Autonomous Driving knowledge.
• Experience with sensing technologies: cameras, radar, LiDAR, GNSS/IMU, and sensor fusion.
• Familiarity with safety and compliance frameworks (NHTSA, Euro NCAP).
• Experience developing product requirements, roadmaps, metrics, and KPIs.
• Hands-on experience with robotic validation systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of product definitions, roadmaps, and KPIs for autonomous driving tech.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across engineering, regulatory, marketing, and commercialization.
• Communicate product vision and tradeoffs to leadership and teams.
• Mentor junior staff and help grow organizational capabilities.

Skills

ADAS/Autonomous Driving

Sensing Technologies

Roadmaps & KPIs

Cross-functional Communication

Risk & Compliance

Education

Master's degree in CS/CE/Robotics

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/Robotics

Tools

Robotic Validation Systems

Steering Robots

VRU Testing Platforms

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION: Lead efforts to develop high quality product definitions, user journeys, product requirements, and Operational Design Domain (ODD) specifications to deliver next generation on road autonomous driving technology that meets the highest safety standards while supporting the company’s commercial goals. Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders—including internal and external customers, engineering, regulatory, marketing, and commercialization teams—to establish product vision, scope, priorities, and roadmap, and ensure effective communication of these elements across all levels of planning and execution. Prioritize product features using customer feedback, market analysis, and business objectives, and effectively communicate the associated technical and commercial tradeoffs to engineering, fleet management, marketing, and commercialization teams. Track key product development milestones by establishing clear, measurable, and testable product metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Identify technical and execution risks that may impact critical product deliverables, and mitigate these risks by providing data driven recommendations and actions to the leadership team. Lead the evaluation and benchmarking of competitive and complementary products across the industry to ensure that Torc upholds the highest vehicle and operational safety standards and incorporates industry best practices. Lead team development and knowledge sharing initiatives by mentoring junior employees and contributing to the growth of organizational capabilities.

Requirements: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical field with 3 years of industry experience, or alternatively a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Robotics with 5 years of relevant industry experience. Experience must include: (1) Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Autonomous Driving technologies: Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Keeping Assist, Traffic Jam Assist, Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB), Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Cross Traffic Collision Warning; (2) Sensing Technologies: Camera Systems, Automotive Radar Systems, LiDAR Systems, GNSS / GPS + IMU Ground Truth, Sensor Fusion; (3) safety and compliance frameworks, including those used by NHTSA and Euro NCAP; (4) Developing product requirements, roadmaps, product metrics, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs); (5) Robotic Validation Systems: Steering Robots, Acceleration and Braking Robots, Guided Soft Target Robots, VRU Robotic Testing Platforms.

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