Job Description
What You'll Do:
The Distinguished Data Scientist will work across our Engineering teams to shepherd our data strategy for the delivery of our Self-Driving Truck. Development of a self-driving truck requires the analysis of large-scale data sets, including petabytes of sensor data collected on our fleet of self-driving trucks operating across the United States. The Distinguished Data Scientist will provide the technical vision for a scalable data strategy to advance the development of our self-driving truck.
- Work with large-scale data sets and processing pipelines that use state-of-the-art technologies and best practices
- Collaborate across all areas of the organization to understand and generate data-driven business requirements
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams in the department promoting best practices, and ensuring adherence to coding standards and architectural principles
- Identify trends and patterns to inform business decisions, improve operational efficiency and refine system requirements
- Contribute to various levels of the data processing pipeline to include deep neural net frameworks, data annotation, synthetic data generation, and third-party data integration
- Provide mentorship and guidance to next-level engineers, and below, assisting in their technical growth and fostering a culture of learning and development within the department
- Work collaboratively in Torc’s Principal Community and engineering leaders to mature a technical vision across the engineering division and drive technical direction into engineering departments
- Be a thought leader for the continuous improvement of data practices throughout the organization
- Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices for potential integration with existing solutions
- Participate in project planning and collaborate with technical product managers on the priorities and customer expectations of the proposed software solutions
What You'll Need to Succeed:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent in a related field, master's degree preferred
- 10+ years of progressive professional experience in data engineering, cloud-based data technology, data visualization tooling, machine learning and statistical analytics
- 10+ years of experience directing strategy of a technology industry and collaborating with other strategic partners, internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience creating and implementing successful strategic plans at scale
- Highly analytical with ability to research and translate market trends and competitive intelligence to make successful recommendations
- Proven ability to influence leadership executives, board, owners, and other strategic partners
- Naturally inquisitive, visionary thinker and excellent strategic problem solver. Able to dissect complex problems, make appropriate tradeoffs, and develop thoughtful recommendations
- Must possess a passion and the ability to develop and grow colleagues to their highest potential
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to build trust and strong working relationships, effectively create and proofread documents and reports, and communicate to a diverse workforce
- Critical/logical thinking to identify problems and provide solutions to ensure efficiency, safety, and quality
- Ability to ethically handle sensitive and confidential information with impartiality and professionalism
- Requires transportation to locations away from the site. Valid US Driver’s license with a safe driving record required. May travel occasionally to other states. May have the opportunity for international travel requiring the ability to obtain a passport and appropriate documents
Bonus Points!
- Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant field
- Broad, deep, and current knowledge of autonomous vehicle industry
Perks of Being a Full-time Torc’r
Torc cares about our team members and we strive to provide benefits and resources to support their health, work/life balance, and future. Our culture is collaborative, energetic, and team focused. Torc offers:
- 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
Hiring Range for Job Opening
US Pay Range
$249,600—$299,500 USD
Company Info.
Torc Robotics
Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck, is an American autonomous truck company headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia, with operations in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Austin, Texas; and Stuttgart, Germany.
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