Systems Engineer – AD-Kit Components

Torc Robotics; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 99,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Torc Robotics is seeking a Systems Engineer for the AD-Kit Systems Team in Ann Arbor to help design and deliver an autonomous driving kit for freight applications. You will own system requirements, drive architecture, and work across product lifecycle from bring-up to validation.

The role emphasizes functional safety, cybersecurity, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and product teams. Expect hands-on hardware, software, and embedded compute work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Hardware, Computer or Systems Engineering or related field.
• 0-3+ years of experience in systems engineering or autonomy compute systems.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop system requirements that meet functional safety and security standards.
• Maintain requirements databases using Jama, ensuring accuracy and traceability.
• Decompose product-level requirements into detailed autonomy system requirements.
• Support development of AD-Kit System functional architecture and integration plans.
• Drive problem solving, root cause analysis, and testing across the lifecycle.

Skills

System requirements

Communication

Hardware engineering

Software engineering

Autonomy compute

High-speed signaling

Signal integrity

C++

Python

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Hardware/Computer/Systems Engineering

Tools

Jama

PCIe

CAN

Ethernet

Automotive Ethernet

LIN

I2C

Job description

Join the Autonomous Driving Kit (AD-Kit) Systems Team, where we design, source, develop, build, and deliver a highly scalable Autonomous Driving Kit (AD-Kit) system. Your role will make a significant impact on the future of trucking and autonomous technology as we look to Drive the Future of Freight. We are currently seeking a System Engineer who is enthusiastic about systems engineering and autonomy compute systems. This work is aligned to best-in-class functional safety and cybersecurity standards.

What you'll do:

We are looking for a dynamic Systems Engineer who will bring new ideas and optimizations to the AD-Kit Systems Team. The Systems Engineer owns and drives the technical direction of key aspects of the AD-Kit System. The team is responsible for authoring, maintaining and analyzing technical requirements, and working across the product lifecycle to ensure stakeholder alignment and successful bring-up, testing, validation and integration of the AD-Kit System. This includes, but is not limited to, embedded computes, data logging, power distribution, smart antenna, and all sensor modalities (radar, LiDAR, camera, microphone, etc).

• Develop system requirements that meet functional safety and security standards.
• Maintain requirements databases using Jama, ensuring accuracy and traceability.
• Partner with the Product team to interpret product-level requirements and decompose into detailed autonomy system requirements.
• Support the development of AD-Kit System functional architecture.
• Develop AD-Kit System integration and test plans.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices and champion this with others in the group.
• Perform problem-solving activities during design, prototype, and production, driving root cause analysis and problem resolution.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Hardware Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field and 0-3+ years of experience
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Hands-on systems, hardware, and software engineering experience.
• Familiarity or experience with data buses such as CAN, PCIe, Ethernet, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, I2C.
• Experience with high-speed signaling and signal integrity.

Bonus Points!

• Experience with ISO 26262 standards and ASPICE and how to creatively apply these concepts to iterative design and development.
• Experience working with safety-critical and fail-operational control systems.
• Experience with and strong understanding of automotive ECUs and methodologies.
• Experience with Requirements Management Tools such as Jama.
• Expertise in establishing a robust functional safety case for L4 autonomous applications.
• Experience with high-speed signals on PCBs such as PCIe, Ethernet, and DDR memory.
• Experience with C, C++, Python and/or Linux.
• Experience designing, executing, and documenting lab-based and/or real-world field tests.
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulations related to automotive electronics.
• Experience with standard lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and multimeters.

Hiring Range for Job Opening

US Pay Range

$98,800 - $118,600 USD