torcrobotics
Senior Software Engineer - Operating System
At a Glance
- Location
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Posted
- 2026-04-02T19:00:01-04:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Automation
- Automotive
- Embedded Systems
- Engineering
- Finance
- Insurance
- Medical
- Robotics
Requirements
Strong understanding of Linux internals, including user space vs kernel space, device trees, systems and system boot-up.
Strong experience with Linux development for time critical Embedded Systems.
Kernel architecture (
Scheduler (CFS vs RT), Memory management (paging, slab, CMA), Interrupt handling, softirq/tasklets)
Deep understanding of Process and IPC (fork/exec, signals, shared memory, pipes, sockets).
Familiar with Linux boot up sequence and bootloaders.
Responsibilities
Work on Linux kernel modules
Incorporate Linux Distribution in to build and deployment toolchain
Perform system-level debugging and performance tuning
Develop shell scripts and automation tools
Troubleshoot system issues and optimize performance
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (DevOps, QA, Hardware, Networking)
Team
The Operating System Team develops and
maintains
a
light-weight
in-house modified Linux distribution based on the usage of
open source
About the Company
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.