About the position
At Torc, we have always believed that autonomous vehicle technology will transform how we travel, move freight, and do business. A leader in autonomous driving since 2007, Torc has spent over a decade commercializing our solutions with experienced partners. Now a part of the Daimler family, we are focused solely on developing software for automated trucks to transform how the world moves freight. Join us and catapult your career with the company that helped pioneer autonomous technology, and the first AV software company with the vision to partner directly with a truck manufacturer. The UX team at Torc Robotics focuses on creating and designing the user’s experience based on the product vision for autonomous vehicle systems. They conduct in-depth user research, usability testing, and data analysis to ensure that driver and operator interactions with the technology are safe, seamless, and effective. By combining human factors insights with innovative design, the team plays a key role in shaping the user experience.
Responsibilities
- Drive UX strategy and shape product vision aligned with business goals.
- Partner with leadership, Product, and Engineering to champion user-centered design.
- Provide mentorship and thought leadership across teams.
- Lead research initiatives and plans, workshops, design sprints, and collaborative sessions to validate solutions.
- Advocate for accessibility and inclusivity, and represent UX in client meetings, conferences, and industry events.
- Collaborate strategically with product managers and engineers to guide the entire UX process from gathering and evaluating user requirements.
- Plan and conduct user research activities, employing a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Drive strategic UX initiatives that align with organizational goals and objectives.
- Consider technical limitations and feasibility, apply design thinking to solve complex business problems.
- Collaborate effectively with product, engineering, marketing, operational teams and UX.
- Conceptualize and design innovative and intuitive user solutions.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in UX/UI, interaction design, or a related discipline — or an advanced degree (3+ years experience and a Master’s or 1+ years of experience and a PhD) in a relevant field such as Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Interaction Design, Information Design, Human-Robot Interaction, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design research/solutions, strategic thinking, and a history of collaboration with product and engineering teams.
- Proficiency in leading and conducting user research (qualitative and quantitative), usability testing, and data analysis to inform design decisions.
- Demonstrated experience driving UX vision and product strategy aligned with business goals.
- Extensive experience in design thinking, agile development environments, and cross-functional team collaboration.
- Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, InVision, or similar.
- Deep understanding of accessibility, inclusive design, and UX best practices.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills, with experience mentoring junior designers and influencing stakeholders.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to represent the UX team at client meetings, conferences, and industry events.
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.
