Functional Safety Manager
Torc Robotics is a Daimler Truck subsidiary developing Level 4 autonomous-driving software and systems for long-haul Freightliner Cascadia trucks.
About Torc Robotics
Founded in 2005 as Torc Technologies, Torc Robotics commercializes self-driving trucking technology, including its virtual-driver software, for freight operations.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead planning and execution for safety-critical initiatives across the autonomous vehicle lifecycle. You will maintain traceability among hazards, requirements, verification, validation evidence, and release decisions. You will coordinate safety activities, manage risks and dependencies, monitor program metrics, and facilitate executive and technical governance reviews.
Requirements
- Experience leading programs involving autonomous systems, ADAS, robotics, aerospace, industrial automation, or other safety-critical platforms
- Experience applying ISO 26262, including HARA, safety goals, safety concepts, and ASIL decomposition
- Familiarity with safety lifecycle artifacts, including Item Definitions, HARA, FMEA/FMEDA, Safety Requirements, Safety Plans, Safety Cases, and verification and validation strategies
- Ability to align engineering execution with safety assurance objectives while maintaining delivery commitments
- Bachelor’s degree plus 6+ years of experience, Master’s degree plus 3+ years of experience, or PhD plus 1+ years of experience in a relevant technical field
Responsibilities
- Lead planning and execution of safety-critical initiatives across the autonomous vehicle lifecycle
- Maintain traceability between hazards, requirements, verification activities, validation evidence, and release decisions
- Coordinate hazard analysis, safety assessments, safety case development, and operational readiness reviews
- Drive verification and validation planning across simulation, test environments, closed-course testing, and field operations
- Manage program risks, technical dependencies, and change impacts
- Monitor safety and program metrics
- Facilitate executive reviews and technical governance forums