Hybrid Senior Simulation and Scenario Validation Engineer

at Torc Robotics

• Job title: Senior Simulation and Scenario Validation Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $126,100 - $151,300 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Ann Arbor, United States

About the role

• Senior Simulation & Scenario Validation Engineer ensuring Torc's autonomous driving system is tested against valid scenarios. Evaluating simulation effectiveness while collaborating across teams to assess scenario coverage.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate simulation-based validation strategies to ensure coverage of safety-critical behaviors across the ODD
• Assess scenario libraries and simulation inputs to identify gaps, redundancies, and risk exposure
• Analyze simulation results and validation data to understand system behavior, robustness, and failure modes
• Partner with simulation and autonomy teams to guide scenario selection and prioritization
• Correlate simulation evidence with real-world driving data to assess fidelity and coverage
• Provide high-level validation insights that inform safety cases, readiness reviews, and deployment decisions
• Recommend improvements to simulation workflows, metrics, and validation methodologies
• Serve as a senior technical voice on validation strategy, mentoring engineers and influencing best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 6+ years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience OR PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience
• 5+ years of experience in autonomous systems, robotics, automotive, or safety-critical software domains
• Strong background in simulation, scenario validation, V&V, safety validation, or systems verification
• Proven ability to think at a systems level and assess what should be tested, not just how
• Experience interpreting large-scale simulation or validation datasets
• Strong analytical skills using Python and common data analysis tools
• Comfortable collaborating across engineering, safety, and validation organizations
• Clear communicator able to translate technical findings into actionable insight.

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