Senior, ML Engineer - VLM at Torc Robotics
Ann Arbor, MI
$177,300–$212,800
Jul 7, 2026
Ann Arbor, MI
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering role focused on building and owning the training data infrastructure for autonomous truck software. The work centers on designing cloud-based pipelines that process large volumes of multi-sensor fleet data into annotated datasets for vision-language and end-to-end driving models, including auto-labeling systems, semantic and reasoning-grounded annotations, and long-tail scenario curation. The role also involves mentoring engineers and collaborating closely with model development teams.
Senior level · 6+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Pay in the description: $177,300–$212,800
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 880 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (data scientists). range 260–1,900
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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What the occupation pays Median $122,874 (middle half $87,544–$162,374). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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Why we read it this way (7)
The role sits at the intersection of ML/data science (VLM/VLA dataset pipelines, model training, data curation) and software engineering (cloud pipelines, distributed compute, CI/CD). 15-2051 Data Scientists was chosen as primary because the core deliverable is curated training datasets and model-quality metrics; 15-1252 Software Developers is a close runner-up given the emphasis on building and deploying production cloud pipelines.
The required qualifications section is framed as 'some combination of the following skills,' meaning no single skill is an absolute hard gate — the list collectively defines the required profile. All items in that section are treated as required given the firm 'Required Qualifications' heading.
Degree requirement: the JD states a Bachelor's degree OR a Master's with fewer years of experience. Bachelor's is the minimum formal degree stated; the Master's path is an alternative, not a higher floor.
The overall years minimum is set to 6, the minimum stated for the Bachelor's path (the Master's path requires 3+ years).
All 'Bonus Points!' items are listed under that explicitly optional heading and are marked preferred accordingly.
The job title is not provided in the posting; advertised seniority is set to Unspecified. The scope (project lead, mentoring, org-wide alignment) and experience gate (6+ years) support a Senior classification.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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