Senior SOTIF Engineer

<p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About the Company</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business.</span> <br><span data-contrast="auto">A leader in autonomous driving since 2007, Torc has spent over a decade commercializing our solutions with experienced partners. </span><a href="https://torc.ai/daimler-testing-automated-trucks-public/"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Now a part of the Daimler family</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto">, we are focused solely on developing software for automated trucks to transform how the world moves freight.</span> <br><span data-contrast="auto">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{}"><strong>Meet the Team:</strong></span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{}">Join our SW Systems and Safety - Behaviors & Autonomy Team, where we work at the forefront of autonomous trucking and L4 systems. Our team collaborates across safety, systems engineering, product, V&V, mapping, AI-ML, and SW teams to ensure that safety frameworks are met (e.g. FuSa, SOTIF, AI-Safety, etc.), reducing functional and behavioral insufficiencies and ensuring a robust autonomous vehicle platform. We are seeking a <u><em>Senior SOTIF Engineer </em></u>with a strong knowledge of Functional Safety (ISO 26262), SOTIF (ISO 21448), AI Safety (ISO-PAS 8800), AV Safety Case (UL 4600). etc., and passionate about safety-critical SW systems, risk assessment, and verification & validation strategies. In this role, you will lead safety critical initiatives and safety assessments, risk analyses, and safety improvements with close collaboration with our AI-ML and SW development teams, helping shape the future of autonomous trucking technology.<br></span></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 3 []"><strong>What You'll Be Doing: </strong></p> <p data-pm-slice="1 3 []">As a Senior SOTIF Engineer, you will play a key role in evaluating and enhancing the safety and reliability of autonomous trucking systems. You will work with functional safety engineers, system engineers, design teams, AI-ML engineers, and SW Devs to ensure that SOTIF acceptance criteria are met and that autonomous systems operate safely and effectively under all conditions.</p> <ul> <li> <p>Work closely with functional safety and system engineers to ensure SOTIF targets are achieved in autonomous vehicle development.</p> </li> <li> <p>Lead SOTIF evaluations and guide engineers to meet SOTIF acceptance criteria</p> </li> <li> <p>Interact with AI-ML engineers and SW Developers to ensure the safety of Torc solutions</p> </li> <li> <p>Identify functional insufficiencies and triggering conditions, providing risk assessment (HIRE analysis) and safety improvements.</p> </li> <li> <p>Define areas for design improvement and collaborate with design teams to refine system specifications.</p> </li> <li> <p>Evaluate the completeness of design specifications to ensure they meet SOTIF maturity standards.</p> </li> <li> <p>Derive acceptance criteria for S>0, C>0 analysis and lead discussions on necessary functional modifications.</p> </li> <li> <p>Develop verification and validation targets for known and unknown safety scenarios.</p> </li> <li> <p>Support SOTIF-related operational strategies, ensuring the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles.</p> </li> <li> <p>Communicate SOTIF achievement metrics and risk assessments to management and key stakeholders.</p> </li> <li> <p>Collaborate with systems design and architecture teams to ensure SOTIF considerations are integrated into autonomous trucking specifications.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>What You’ll Need to Succeed:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Demonstrates competences and technical proficiencies typically acquired through:</p> </li> <ul> <li> <p>Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent with 3+ years relevant experience.</p> </li> <li> <p>Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent with 6+ years relevant experience. </p> </li> </ul> <li> <p>Strong knowledge of automotive, heavy-duty truck, or aerospace products and industries.</p> </li> <li> <p>Expertise in ISO 21448 (SOTIF), ISO-PAS 8800 (Safety and AI), ISO 26262 (Functional Safety) with a proven track record of applying these standards in complex engineering environments.</p> </li> <li> <p>Excellent project management and leadership skills, with the ability to drive safety initiatives across cross-functional teams.</p> </li> <li> <p>Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assess risks, derive safety requirements, and define verification & validation strategies.</p> </li> <li> <p>Highly organized and capable of handling multiple projects in a fast-paced, evolving environment.</p> </li> <li>