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Role Description

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to bring clarity, rigor, and technical depth to our fast-growing transportation program. This role is perfect for someone who can take vague, open-ended questions and drive them to concrete, testable requirements.

• Become a domain expert in the Glydways system and share that expertise broadly across the organization.
• Decompose top-level functions, behaviors, and features into clear, testable system requirements.
• Drive system architecture and design alignment through trade studies, data analysis, and structured decision-making.
• Define verification and validation strategies at the integrated system level.
• Derive technical requirements (hardware, software, and infrastructure) that balance performance, safety, and budget constraints.
• Collaborate with the Safety Engineering team to contribute to the functional safety case.
• Conduct analyses (hazard analysis, FTA, and FMEA) to anticipate and mitigate system risks.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (autonomy, embedded, hardware, product, infrastructure, operations) to ensure requirements are actionable, measurable, and aligned with program goals.
• Diagnose potential system failures, analyze impacts, and propose mitigations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 6-10+ years of experience in a relevant industry.
• 3+ years of experience in systems engineering, system architecture.
• Strong foundation in systems engineering fundamentals: requirements, architecture, verification/validation.
• Demonstrated ability to work across large, complex, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, or Software Engineering (preferred).
• Experience with safety-critical systems (FTA, FMEA, hazard analysis, ISO 26262) (preferred).
• Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics, transit systems, or complex hardware/software integrated products (preferred).
• Familiarity with system test environments (HIL, SIL, simulation frameworks) (preferred).
• Data analysis. Proficiency in Python (preferred).
• Experience with systems engineering tools (e.g., Jama, SysML, DOORS) (preferred).
• Proven track record of delivering safety-critical products to market (preferred).

Company Description

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.