We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader that will bring strong technical leadership, organizational maturity, and scalable engineering processes to the TorcOS organization. As a Director of Engineering, you will work closely with managers, principal engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver the foundational embedded software platform supporting the development of Torc’s autonomous driving system.
The Director of Engineering – TorcOS owns and drives the execution strategy, organizational effectiveness, and engineering delivery across foundational software domains including embedded Linux platforms, middleware systems, device drivers, data recording infrastructure, and AUTOSAR base software.
The organization is responsible for enabling robust compute bring-up, reliable communication backbones, low-latency sensor data processing, flashing and bootloader solutions, and foundational software integration across high-performance compute platforms and microcontroller-based systems.
The Director Engineering is accountable for establishing and driving engineering processes, organizational standards, and delivery execution strategies that support high-quality, scalable, and safety-critical software platforms. This individual builds and develops strong engineering teams and leaders while fostering accountability, technical excellence, and operational consistency across the organization.
As a strategic thinker, the Director Engineering continuously evaluates organizational effectiveness, engineering processes, and technical execution while proactively identifying and resolving roadblocks within the organization and across partner teams.
As a leader, you are responsible for the …
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Development of business plans and operational priorities to meet goals and objectives of the organization.
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Facilitation of processes for the delivery of scalable and high-quality embedded software platforms supporting autonomous driving systems.
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Collaboration with other management and engineering teams as needed to meet goals, monitor performance, and achieve objectives.
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Driving organizational accountability through metrics, engineering processes, and delivery standards.
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Understanding of the technical domain of the team’s embedded platform and middleware solutions.
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Career development, coaching, and mentoring of managers and engineers.
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Selection and performance management of the teams.
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Continuous performance feedback and organizational development.
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Compensation analysis in close collaboration with peer managers and People Operations.
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Supporting organizational scalability through process improvements, engineering best practices, and operational consistency.
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Partnering with platform, autonomy, hardware, safety, and integration teams to ensure reliable system-level software delivery.