Design Verification Engineer, Vehicle Engineering

Who we are:

Glydways is reimagining what public transit can be. We believe that mobility is the gateway to opportunity—connecting people to housing, education, employment, commerce, and care. By making transportation more accessible, affordable, and sustainable, we empower communities to thrive and unlock economic and social prosperity.

Our mission is to revolutionize transit with a solution that delivers high capacity, exceptional user experiences, unmatched affordability, and minimal environmental impact.

The Glydways system is a groundbreaking network of carbon-neutral, interconnected transit pathways powered by standardized autonomous vehicles on dedicated roadways. Operating 24/7 with on-demand access, it offers personalized and efficient mobility—without the burden of heavy upfront infrastructure costs or ongoing taxpayer subsidies.

With Glydways, we’re building more than a transportation system; we’re creating a future where everyone, everywhere, has the freedom to move.

Meet the team:

The Vehicle Platform Engineering Team is responsible for the design, validation, and delivery of the Glydways Autonomous Transit Vehicle hardware to align with the installation of the Glydways mass transit system. The team works with internal engineering and vendors and is responsible to deliver a vehicle design that generates a fantastic experience for customers while meeting mass transit regulations and all performance criteria. The team works cross-functionally with product design (similar to studio engineering or product requirement team), test validation, external suppliers, and prototype and production manufacturers to design, develop, and build a unique vehicle architecture.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Join a cross functional vehicle platform team with the mission of developing a new light electric vehicle for Glydways rapid transit system
• Verify the proper operation of various components of the new vehicle platform
• Interact with suppliers on sourcing components which meet technical requirements for the vehicle
• Design and implement verification tests including part procurement, harness design/fabrication, test script creation/execution, test execution using internal and external resources, report processing, and working with engineering to improve product performance
• Scope may include working with chassis electronics, power electronics, battery pack (modules/inverter/high voltage circuits), powertrain (electric motor, transmission, etc), braking systems, wiring harness specification and routing, safety equipment layout, fault tolerant circuit and system design, HVAC, custom modules, etc
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Prior design work and knowledge in an automotive, automotive startup, or similar setting in at least one of the following: Chassis electronics and actuators, Electrical, powertrain, Wiring harness, Displays, Sensors, Body electronics, Safety critical design, etc
• Validation testing for EMI/EMC at the vehicle level down to subcomponents
• Familiarity with relevant automotive test specifications such as ISO16750
• Vehicle control communications protocols (CAN, Ethernet, etc) and associated diagnostics
• Fundamental engineering mindset
• Understanding of PCBA schematic and layout
• Ability to work in areas of engineering you are unfamiliar with and learn as you go
• Willingness to work in an exciting place for a great team and mission!
  
  

Glydways provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.