--- title: 'Test and Commissioning Engineer at Glydways' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/test-and-commissioning-engineer-glydways-atlanta-rw4gwj33z078' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-20' --- # Test and Commissioning Engineer at Glydways - **Company:** Glydways - **Location:** Atlanta, GA - **Posted:** 2026-09-28 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/glydways/jobs/5250237007 ## Job description 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. About the Project: The Glydways Atlanta ATN Pilot Project is the first passenger carrying Automated Transit Network deployed by Glydways in the United States, running from the Airport SkyTrain at the Georgia International Convention Center to the Gateway Center Arena. It spans construction, system integration and testing, commissioning, and pilot passenger service alongside project sponsors, contractors, the operating organization, local authorities, and emergency responders. Glydways has established an independent Safety, Quality and Compliance organization, applying established transit and rail safety standards to a new class of automated technology. On the Atlanta site, the safety function owns the site safety management system, confirms that required controls are implemented before work and service proceed, and works in close partnership with Test and Commissioning, Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Engineering, contractors, local authorities, and emergency responders to sustain them. About the Role: The Test & Commissioning Engineer / Central Control Operator supports testing, commissioning and operations of the Glydways Atlanta ATN Pilot Project. The CCO reports to the Operations Manager, monitors the system, carries out approved operational and test actions within assigned authority, and escalates abnormal or unresolved conditions. - Monitor vehicles, guideway and access locations, OCS and operator displays, alarms, communications, network status, cameras, and operating conditions. - Complete startup and pre-test checks; execute approved integration, acceptance, commissioning, regression, and safety-validation tests; and record results and deviations. - Assess alerts, provide approved remote assistance, and execute authorized stop, E-Stop, recovery, communication, and service-support actions; pause testing or operations when conditions are unsafe or outside the approved configuration. - Coordinate field response, fault diagnosis, approved updates, and retesting with the CCO Lead, Field Operations, maintenance, engineering, and safety. - Communicate clearly with riders, field personnel, and emergency responders, and maintain accurate operational, test, fault, incident, and evidence records. - Provide complete shift handovers, maintain required training and qualifications, participate in post-incident reviews, and flag recurring faults or operational patterns for follow-up. This is an in-person position in Atlanta, GA and will start as a one year contract. The role will start with an in-person training in Richmond, CA Required Skills and Certifications: - B.S. in Engineering Fields or equivalent - At least three years of experience as a test and commissioning engineer, as an operator in a control room, dispatch center, transit, fleet, test-and-commissioning, industrial, or emergency-response environment. - Ability to monitor multiple information sources, recognize changing conditions, and act promptly within approved procedures. - Ability to execute structured test procedures, perform basic troubleshooting, and capture accurate technical evidence. - Clear verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to remain calm and focused under pressure. - Available for onsite rotating shifts in Atlanta, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Nice to Haves: - Experience with autonomous vehicles, public transit, rail, automated people movers, or another safety-critical system. - Familiarity with Operation Control Centers and SCADA tools, fleet and network monitoring, vehicle diagnostics, Jira, test tracking, or log handling. - Experience with system bring-up, acceptance or safety-validation testing, controlled updates, fault reproduction, or retesting. 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. ## About Glydways ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Glydways designs, builds, and operates a private, on-demand autonomous public transit system using dedicated guideways and self-driving “Glydcars,” aiming to deliver high-capacity, low-cost, and environmentally net-negative mobility. - **Entity Type**: Private (venture-funded; raised a $170M oversubscribed Series C in 2026) - **Headquarters**: South San Francisco, California, USA (with additional office in Richmond, CA) - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Mark Seeger (Co-CEO) and Blake Barber (Co-CEO, CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Autonomous transportation / transit technology - **Target customers**: Municipal governments, transit authorities, and development districts (B2G/B2B) - **Mission/Purpose**: “Access to mobility is access to opportunity” – the company believes that affordable, congestion-free transit is the key to economic and social equity, and it designs systems to be financially self-sustaining rather than subsidy-dependent. ## Products & Services - **Glydways Transit System**: A complete autonomous network consisting of small, self-driving Glydcars running on dedicated lightweight guideways. The system provides point-to-point, on-demand rides with no intermediate stops. It integrates photovoltaic power generation to achieve net-negative greenhouse gas emissions. The first networks are expected to launch in 2026 in Atlanta, Contra Costa County (CA), San Jose, and Abu Dhabi. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company). Latest funding round: $170M oversubscribed Series C (April 2026). - **Key Metric**: Total disclosed funding exceeds the Series C amount; earlier rounds not detailed in search results. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: - Abu Dhabi Investment Office – partnership announced March 2026 - Multiple municipal partners: Atlanta (debut system near airport), Contra Costa County, San Jose - **Growth Signals**: - First operational networks scheduled for 2026 - Oversubscribed Series C indicates strong investor confidence - Expanding to international markets (Abu Dhabi) alongside US deployments - Headcount ~86 total employees (per Built In) with active hiring across engineering, finance, and cybersecurity ## Competitive Advantages - **Cost leadership**: Claims 90% lower build cost and 30% lower operating cost versus conventional rail transit - **High capacity**: Can move up to 10,000 people per hour per direction at scale - **GHG-negative**: Designed with built-in photovoltaics and ultra-efficient power consumption - **Financial sustainability**: Business model allows private capitalization of entire systems, eliminating need for ongoing public subsidies - **Commodity supply chains**: Uses existing, off-the-shelf technologies rather than custom hardware ## Strategic Focus - **Immediate priority**: Launch the first autonomous transit networks in 2026 (Atlanta, Contra Costa, San Jose, Abu Dhabi) - **Long-term direction**: Expand to additional cities globally, scale manufacturing, and prove the model of privately-financed, subsidy-free public transit - **Technical focus**: Refine autonomy stack, integrate with existing urban infrastructure, and reduce per-mile costs further ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: A team “united by purpose” – employees are driven by solving climate and mobility challenges at infrastructure scale. Leadership emphasizes “better transit unlocks better cities.” - **Remote/Hybrid policy**: Mixed. Some roles are listed as “Remote” (e.g., Autonomy Integration Software Engineer, Cybersecurity Engineer), while others are “Hybrid” or “In-Office” based in Richmond, CA (e.g., Financial Analyst, Compute Platform Engineer). The Built In profile notes “In-Office or Remote” options. - **Notable perks/engineering culture**: Deep autonomy experience – CTO Blake Barber previously worked at MIT Lincoln Lab, Lockheed Martin, Uber ATG, and Aurora Innovation. The company offers roles in cutting-edge autonomous systems, embedded software, vehicle integration, and data platform engineering. The work directly addresses climate change and urban congestion. ## Sources 1. [glydways.com](https://www.glydways.com) 2. [glydways.com/about](https://www.glydways.com/about/) 3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/glydways) 4. [cbsnews.com](https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/atlanta-to-debut-autonomous-glydways-transit-system-near-airport/) 5. 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