Engineering Manager, Sensing & Understanding

Meet the team: 

The Sensing & Understanding Department develops software that provides a full scene understanding of the world and its constituents to inform desired vehicle behavior. We accomplish this by applying large scale machine learning as well as classical signal processing techniques to analyze our sensor data to create a clear and coherent picture of the current driving situation. To be able to do this, we develop a highly automated, continuous data loop from data selection, to training, to system release in close collaboration with data strategy, infrastructure, simulation, and software integration. 

What you’ll do: 

As an Engineering Manager in the Sensing and Understanding Department, you will manage a team of software engineers focused on software for L4 autonomous trucks. The Engineering Manager is responsible for all people leadership activities for assigned engineers. This includes improving the work execution and quality of their team along with communicating with other teams and management. You will also use technical savvy to collaborate on product development. 

• Lead a team of engineers to develop state-of-the-art perception algorithms, ensuring our self-driving vehicles can drive safely and smoothly on the road 
• Contribute to the technical decision making and the product roadmap of the team 
• Inspire a team that focuses on achieving their project goals, while also creating space for research-driven innovation 
• Ensure well designed production software is being delivered to the organization
• Develop your team by focusing on career growth, maintaining a high bar on performance, and facilitating open and respectful communication 

What you’ll need to succeed: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or engineering equivalent
• Minimum 4+ years' experience leading engineering teams in the delivery of production software solutions that include complex algorithm development and data models
• Applied experience solving state estimation and optimization problems
• Minimum 5 years’ experience writing C++ software on Linux systems
• Deep experience of best practices in software architecture and design
• Exhibit strong facilitation, technical team coaching, systems thinking, and servant leadership skills
• Demonstrated experience managing and growing high performing teams
• Experienced in working with product managers to drive business-level priorities
• Demonstrated experience in data-driven decision making
• Comfortable in a fast-moving organization and able to quickly learn and adapt 

Bonus Points! 

• Relevant master's degree or PhD degree 
• Processing sensor data such as LIDAR, RADAR, or Camera data 
• Experience working on autonomous robot systems 

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) 
• Company-wide holiday office closures  
• AD+D and Life Insurance