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title: 'HiL V&V Manager at Torc Robotics'
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# HiL V&V Manager at Torc Robotics

- **Company:** Torc Robotics
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $161k–$193k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-10-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics/jobs/8842543002

## Job description

What you will do:

As the HiL Test Manager, you will lead a team of HiL test engineers responsible for the hardware-in-the-loop verification and validation (V&V) of Torc’s autonomous truck. You will own the HiL test strategy and set the technical direction for the team, ensuring that HiL test evidence supports Torc’s safety case and aligns with ISO 26262 (functional safety) and ISO 21448 (SOTIF). You will also partner with development, integration, systems, and safety teams and be instrumental in growing the robustness and safety of our self-driving technology.

- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of HiL test engineers, setting clear goals, priorities, and development plans.
- Define and own the HiL test strategy, roadmap, and technical direction in support of Torc’s autonomous truck safety case.
- Ensure HiL test methods, processes, and evidence align with ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 (SOTIF), including verification of safety mechanisms and fault handling, and testing of triggering conditions and performance limitations.
- Partner with Product, Systems, and Safety teams to translate functional and safety requirements into HiL test specifications.
- Plan and oversee HiL test campaigns, including resourcing, scheduling, bench allocation, and delivery against program milestones.
- Guide the design of in-house HiL benches to achieve the HiL test strategy.
- Ensure test cases, procedures, and results are documented with traceability to requirements; identify testing gaps and manage relationships with internal tools teams and external HiL vendors.
- Review HiL results, drive defect triage, and communicate V&V status, risks, and findings to engineering leadership and stakeholders through dashboards and test reports.

What you’ll need to succeed:

A Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field with 6+ years of experience, or a Master's degree with 4+ years of experience.

- Significant experience (typically 6+ years) driving HiL V&V on complex engineering systems, including defining test plans, executing campaigns, and reporting results.
- Working knowledge of ISO 26262 and ISO 21448 (SOTIF), and how they apply to HiL-based verification and validation.
- Experience defining HiL test strategy and overseeing the development of test cases with traceability to functional and safety requirements.
- Understanding of Autonomous Driving technologies, including sensors (LiDAR, radar, cameras), perception, sensor fusion, and vehicle dynamics.
- Working knowledge of ROS/ROS2 (topics, services, actions) system monitoring and diagnostics.
- Knowledge of CAN bus protocols and tools such as Vector CANoe and CANalyzer.
- Proficiency in Python, CAPL and/or C++ and Git, with the ability to guide the development of HiL test scripts and automation frameworks.
- Experience with system-level troubleshooting, fault isolation, and root-cause analysis across integrated hardware and software.
- Experience managing cross-functional partners and external vendors, and effectively communicating progress and test results to leadership and stakeholders.

Bonus Points! Experience contributing to safety cases or safety assurance arguments, including HiL tool and bench qualification (e.g., ISO 26262 tool confidence).

- Experience with fault injection testing and verification of safety mechanisms on embedded and ECU-level systems.
- ADAS or autonomous vehicle verification and validation experience.
- Experience correlating HiL results with simulation and track or road testing.
- Experience hiring, building, and scaling engineering teams.

Hiring Range for Job Opening US Pay Range $160,800—$193,000 USD

## About Torc Robotics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Torc Robotics is an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck developing SAE Level 4 autonomous driving software for long-haul, hub-to-hub freight trucks.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Daimler Truck)
- **Headquarters**: Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (additional offices in Fort Worth, TX; Ann Arbor, MI; Montréal, Canada)
- **Founded**: 2005 (as Torc Technologies)
- **Founders**: Group of Virginia Tech alumni (team from the DARPA Urban Challenge)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Autonomous vehicle technology / Trucking & freight logistics
- **Target customers**: B2B – large fleet operators and trucking companies (middle-mile hub-to-hub routes over 250 miles)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Drive the future of freight” by commercializing safe, self-driving trucks

## Products & Services
- **Torc Self-Driving Software**: Full-stack autonomy system (perception, planning, control) for SAE Level 4 operation, integrated into the Daimler Truck Freightliner Cascadia platform.
- **Autonomous-Ready Cascadia**: A redundant chassis with fail-safe steering, braking, power net, and secondary communications network built by Daimler Truck.
- **Testing & Validation**: Closed-course and public-road testing in Virginia, Texas, New Mexico, and 20+ U.S. states over the past 14 years.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private subsidiary of Daimler Truck)
- **Key Metric**: Commercial launch targeted for **2027**; first driverless (no safety driver) journey completed in **2025**. Acquired Algolux (Montréal) in 2023 for computer vision and ML expertise.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Daimler Truck (parent/owner), AAA (safety partnership), Transdev (shuttle partnership), Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, and major fleet operators.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding into Canada (Montréal office); headcount growing with 54 open positions posted on Greenhouse; Daimler Truck is building production-ready autonomous Cascadia chassis; years of real-world testing.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep truck OEM relationship**: As an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck, Torc has direct integration into the leading Class 8 truck platform (Freightliner Cascadia).
- **20-year legacy**: Founded in 2005 from DARPA Urban Challenge roots; one of the first AV software companies to focus exclusively on trucking.
- **Safety-first design**: Redundant steering, braking, and communications, plus a partnership with AAA on safety criteria.
- **Focused product**: Targets only highway middle-mile (250+ miles), avoiding complex city driving – a clear, commercially viable use case.

## Strategic Focus
- **Commercialization**: First market-ready generation of self-driving trucks on sale in **2027**. Currently validating the system on public roads with safety drivers.
- **Scaling operations**: Expanding engineering centers (Montréal, Ann Arbor, Fort Worth) and building a robust data/ML pipeline at petabyte scale.
- **Talent development**: Growing “Emerging Talent” program (co-ops, internships, early career) and partnerships with educational institutions.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as collaborative, ego-free, and innovative. “Everyone is empowered to solve challenges.” Open forums and accessible leadership.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Multiple remote positions available (U.S. and Canada), plus on-site roles in Blacksburg, Ann Arbor, Fort Worth, and Montréal.
- **Benefits (U.S.)**:
  - 100% company-paid employee premiums for medical, dental, vision
  - Generous front-loaded PTO, plus a winter shutdown (Christmas–New Year)
  - Fully paid parental leave (100% salary continuation)
  - 401(k) with company match, LTD/STD, life insurance, pet insurance, legal services
- **Benefits (Canada)**: Extended health/dental/vision, RRSP with DPSP matching, employer-paid life/AD&D, LTD.
- **Engineering culture**: Work on cutting-edge autonomy, perception, ML, and data infrastructure alongside world-class experts.

## Sources
1. [torc.ai/about-us](https://torc.ai/about-us/)
2. [torc.ai/careers](https://torc.ai/careers/)
3. [torc.ai/frequently-asked-questions](https://torc.ai/frequently-asked-questions/)
4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/torcrobotics)

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