Senior SOTIF Engineer

What You'll Be Doing:

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.

• Work closely with functional safety and system engineers to ensure SOTIF targets are achieved in autonomous vehicle development.

• Lead SOTIF evaluations and guide engineers to meet SOTIF acceptance criteria

• Interact with AI-ML engineers and SW Developers to ensure the safety of Torc solutions

• Identify functional insufficiencies and triggering conditions, providing risk assessment (HIRE analysis) and safety improvements.

• Define areas for design improvement and collaborate with design teams to refine system specifications.

• Evaluate the completeness of design specifications to ensure they meet SOTIF maturity standards.

• Derive acceptance criteria for S>0, C>0 analysis and lead discussions on necessary functional modifications.

• Develop verification and validation targets for known and unknown safety scenarios.

• Support SOTIF-related operational strategies, ensuring the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles.

• Communicate SOTIF achievement metrics and risk assessments to management and key stakeholders.

• Collaborate with systems design and architecture teams to ensure SOTIF considerations are integrated into autonomous trucking specifications.

What You’ll Need to Succeed:

• Demonstrates competences and technical proficiencies typically acquired through:

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent with 3+ years relevant experience.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent with 6+ years relevant experience.

• Strong knowledge of automotive, heavy-duty truck, or aerospace products and industries.

• 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.

• Excellent project management and leadership skills, with the ability to drive safety initiatives across cross-functional teams.

• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to assess risks, derive safety requirements, and define verification & validation strategies.

• Highly organized and capable of handling multiple projects in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering teams and leadership.

• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, and able to work independently while also leading discussions and influencing stakeholders.

• Comfortable working in an environment of ambiguity and rapid change, with the ability to quickly adapt and make informed safety decisions.

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

Bonus Points!

• Understanding / knowledge of AI-ML techniques

• Experience in SW development and knowledge of C++, Python, MATLAB/Simulink

• Working knowledge of Jama, CAMEO, and JIRA

• Experience in SAFe AGILE environments