Safety Investigations Engineer, II

Torc Robotics • Fort Worth, TX

13h • $120,100 - $144,100

About The Position

The Safety Investigations Engineer ensures the safety of Torc’s products by leading the investigation of safety-related events and incidents. As part of Torc’s Safety Management System (SMS) Program, this position will manage investigations starting with the proactive identification of potential safety issues using predictive indicators and oversight of practices and reporting. Investigations will include analysis, root cause, resolution, monitoring, and documentation of lessons learned. The Safety Investigations Engineer will work collaboratively with the global Torc teams including Engineering, Fleet Operations, Product, Legal, and others to leverage their expertise during an investigation.

Requirements

• Considered very skilled and proficient in discipline; conducts important work under minimal supervision and with latitude for independent judgment.
• Demonstrates competences and technical proficiencies typically acquired through Bachelors Degree and 4+ years of experience or Masters Degree and 0-3+ years of experience.
• Mentorship and training of other Engineers without supervisory duties, technical expert on key skillsets (EDR analysis, ADS compute logic etc.) and can train others on skills.
• Role expansion to included Embedded Systems Cybersecurity Incident Response management, and knowledge of embedded systems software and architecture in the context of FUSA, SOTIF, and other areas relevant to software-based product failure analysis.
• Ownership of key functions I.E. IERP, NHTSA response, etc. in a technical role including continuous improvement of processes and technical infrastructure, as well as socialization and training of said functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the investigation of potential safety concerns with key stakeholders, including but not limited to Torc Engineering and Fleet Operations.
• Actively monitor the teams’ investigations as they identify trends, possible safety-related defects, and/or non-compliances.
• Conduct thorough, data-driven, but timely, investigations to determine the scope, cause, and consequence of the issue, the root cause, and all potential corrective actions.
• Actively track and manage identified issues from the onset of an investigation through its conclusion.
• Conduct field inspections of post-event vehicles or in-service vehicles as necessary.
• Provide recommendations to leadership and governance bodies on possible actions for the identified issues.
• Provide timely notification to management of potential safety concerns based on the severity.
• Monitor field fix performance for effectiveness and recommend additional actions as necessary.
• Collaborate with the Safety Data and Analysis Director to identify and develop novel analytical methods and tools to facilitate the identification of concerns, support safety investigations and apply available analytics data to ongoing safety investigations and safety risk management.
• Support the production data collection parameters and the review process required for safety performance monitoring and regulatory compliance.
• Communicate with NHTSA and other Federal and State agencies about open investigations, and emerging issues.
• Manage the regulatory reporting of safety defects and coordinate with our business partners.

Benefits

• 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)
• AD+D and Life Insurance
• sign-on payments
• relocation
• other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level