Test Safety Engineer

Torc; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Stock options

100% paid medical, dental, and vision

401K plan with employer match

Flexible schedule

AD+D and Life Insurance

Job summary

Torc is seeking a Safety Engineer to support Operational Safety Analysis for ADS testing of autonomous trucks. You will collaborate with product development, engineering, and fleet teams to monitor and improve safety during testing and to develop safety plans and risk mitigations.

Qualifications include a 4+ year technical degree and experience in systems engineering, HARA, DFMEA/FTA/STPA, with strong communication and a proactive problem-solving approach. US-based role with full-time commitment.

Qualifications

• Must have systems engineering experience with hazard analysis and risk assessments.
• Experience with DFMEA/FTA/STPA methods and applying them in automotive or heavy equipment contexts.
• Strong analytical skills, problem solving, and ability to communicate complex safety concepts.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational safety analyses and safety plans for ADS testing.
• Develop and maintain safety processes for software releases and road testing.
• Perform safety risk assessments with internal stakeholders and document results.
• Coordinate with product, design engineering, service, and maintenance to ensure safety design alignment.
• Provide data analyses to support safety cases and real-time safety during testing.
• Create safety metrics to monitor operational safety of autonomous vehicle testing.
• Review test plans, specifications, and change proposals for safety impacts.
• Support customer and Torc Safety Board meetings with analyses and reports.

Skills

Systems Engineering

HARA

DFMEA

FTA

STPA

C++

Python

ROS

Requirements management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

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

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

Tools

JAMA

ROS

Job description

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

Support Torc’s Test Safety program by collaborating with product development, engineering, Safety and Regulatory and fleet operation teams to perform Operational Safety Analysis and monitor, assess, and improve the safe testing of Autonomous Driving System (ADS)-equipped heavy trucks.

What You’ll Do

• Drive, Perform and Maintain Operational Safety Concept and operational safety relevant work products.
• Develop and maintain Test Safety processes for softwarereleases and public road testing.
• Lead/perform safety risk assessments with internal stakeholders.
• Develop and document Operational Safety plan, requirements and concept.
• Partner with product management, design engineering, service, and maintenance to driver Operational Safety Design.
• Support the development and maintenance of operational procedures related to testing autonomous vehicles safely.
• Provide data analyses to maintain a safety case for Autonomous Vehicle platforms, including real-time safety support of operational testing.
• Develop metrics to track Operational Safety of autonomous vehicle testing.
• Evaluate safety results of tests and develop risk mitigation plans.
• Support Torc accident and incident response process, mishap investigation, and corrective action plans.
• Review engineering design specifications, test operations procedures, change proposals, deficiency reports, exceptions, and other requests for potential test safety impacts.
• Support preparation of presentations, analyses, and reports for customer & Torc Safety Board meetings, program design reviews, and test readiness reviews.
• Perform and contribute to safety & reliability analysis (e.g., FMEA, DFMEA, DFMEDA, FTA, STPA, etc.).
• Support cross functional product development engineering teams to identify and close gaps to ensure component and system level safety compliance.
• Review system technical specifications/requirements, system design documents, unit and system level software development, test plans, test reports
• Coordinate and collaborate acrossstakeholderstoensure test safetyisintegral to all autonomous development testing and operations.

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.

Knowledge of automotive, heavy duty trucks, or aerospace products and industries.

Professional experience in automotive and surface transportation safety industry.

Experience with or theoretical knowledge of Systems Engineering, Hazard and Risk Assessment (HARA), Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (DFMEA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and/or Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA).

Critical/logical thinking to identify problems and provide solutions to ensure efficiency, safety, and quality.

Exceptional problem-solving skills, able to identify root causes in complex integrated systems.

Experience in project management, vehicle program management, product development life cycle, and project planning.

Experience with requirements management tools (such as JAMA) and framework to document, review, and approve safety requirements.

Strong interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills.

Detail oriented, reliable, and self-motivated.

Ability to work in an environment of ambiguity and ongoing change.

Ability to thrive in a face-paced environment with quickly changing business needs.

Ability to ethically handle sensitive and confidential information with impartiality and professionalism.

Bonus Points

• Experience performing systematic and comprehensive assessments on the system architecture, integrated design, software, support equipment, and installation of the subsystems, and experiments to ensure that relevant safety requirements are met.
• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicle operations, or systems integration of complex electro-mechanical systems desired
• Experience using ROS is preferred.
• Programming experience in C++ and Python is desired.
• Demonstrated safetyengineering analyses.
• Vehicle program support and root cause analysis for vehicle issues
• Experience ensuring and auditing compliance.
• ISO 26262, IEC 61508 and ISO 21448 Proficiency.

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: 102943

Hiring Range for Job Opening

US Pay Range

$106,600 - $127,900 USD