Engineering Manager - Engineering Quality Management

About the Company

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:

The Releasegroupplays a critical role in Torc’s product engineering andreleaselifecycle.The Releasegroupis responsible forensuring safe and successful product delivery by working collaboratively across engineering divisions to sponsor and drive thereleaseecosystem.The Release group includes Engineering Quality Management, Release Management, System Triage and System Verification and Validation teams.This role is within the Engineering Quality Management (EQM) team where we provide quality assurance activities by preventing defects, improving processes, and applying standards throughout the development lifecycle.We support the creation of release artifacts and end-to-end traceability of our digital thread through efficient use of lifecycle tooling

What you’ll do:

The Manager ofEQMis responsible forpeopleleadership ofa team ofQuality Assuranceengineersthatoversees theengineering team’s quality control and assurance processes.This includes regular compliance audits to ensure compliance and detectgaps against Torc’s QMS system and safety,cybersecurityand regulatory standards.

The people leader ofEQMwill drive strategic initiatives,mitigate risks, perform resource planning andperformance management for direct reports.

A successful candidate will have experience performing thought leadership, cross-function collaboration, and drivingimprovements forqualitymanagementsystemstomeet production goals.A robust background in large-scale, safety-critical systems and/or software development processes within complex development systems isbeneficialto guide company engineering procedures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver through your team as well as collaborate across teams toprovidepractical andsuitablequality managementproceduresfor Torc’s autonomous driving product line.

• Support a rapid engineering development schedule for Torc’s self-driving system by completing root cause analysis activities and driving efficiency improvements back into the organization.

• Collaborate with Development teams,V&V teams andcorporate quality managementfor planning,executionand delivery of quality assuranceactivities.

• Communicate and coordinateQMSprocesses,procedures and work instructionsthatcoverdevelopment and testing activities forhardware, software,systemandoveralltransportation eco-system.

• Sponsor andimplement methods to inspectand evaluateengineering deliverables, with automation anddata analyticstoprovide insight into the healthof Torc’s QMSsystem.

• Facilitate regularaudits and feedbacktoleadership,outliningfindingsandfollow-upimprovements.

• Facilitate QMS trainingmaterials forTorc employees.

• Identifyand report onrelease artifactsincluded in the Product Development lifecycle including requirements, architecture, design, hardware, software,testandverificationdeliverables.

• Ensure the proper baseline identification of current and historical configuration items can be accuratelydeterminedthroughout the product lifespan, perform periodic audits, and provide verification of configuration itemsreleaseversioning.

• People leadership responsibilities include new hire selection, onboarding, goal setting, career pathing and professional development, employee team building and training, performance management, scheduling and assigning work, resource management and controlling expenses, and enforces systems, policies, and procedures.  Proactively manages employee relations and conflict whilerepresentingTorc’s core values

• Identifyhiring needs, partner with People Operations and Talent Acquisition, andassistin the recruiting, screening, interviewing,selection, and hiring processes for talent across multidisciplinary teams.  Recommends salary increases, promotions, transfers, demotions, or terminations

• Accomplishes teamobjectivesby supervising staff and organizing andmonitoringwork processes with the highest degree of quality and safety

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Bachelor’sdegree in computer science,computer engineering, or related technical field

• 10+years experienceforquality management ofsoftware/ hardware/ complex systems

• Experience managing a team of direct reports

• Experience withindustry standards suchasISO 9001,ISO 26262,ISO 21448,ISO21434.

• Strong problem-solving / analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to learn in unstructured environments

• Strong communicationand collaboration skills enablinga positive energy and work environment

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with evolving software/hardware infrastructure

• Experiencedeliveringproduction systems from early prototype phases through product launch and in-field maintenance.

Bonus Points!

• Experience testing autonomous vehicles, ROS based robotics systems or ADAS features

• Configuration managementof safety-critical systems, understanding of systems engineering and verification, validation methodologies.

• Project management experience

**Work Location:**For this position, we are open to hiring in Ann Arbor, MI, Blacksburg, VA, Fort Worth, TX office work locations in a hybrid capacity. We are also open to hiring Remote in the United States.

Perks of Being a Full-time Torc’r

Torc cares about our teammembersand 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 bonuscomponentand stock options
• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
• 401K plan with a 6% employer matchFlexibility in schedule and generous paid vacation (available immediately after start date)Company-wide holiday office closures
• AD+D and Life Insurance

At Torc,we’recommitted to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We celebrate the uniqueness of ourTorc’rsand 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.Dependenton 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: 102728

Hiring Range for Job Opening

US Pay Range

$160,800$193,000 USD