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.
Overview:
We are seeking a Field Test Specialist to support the testing of multiple autonomous vehicles on a closed track. This role involves monitoring vehicle behavior, ensuring safety protocols are followed, and responding to unexpected situations, including activating emergency stop procedures when necessary. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, safety-conscious, and comfortable working in a dynamic test environment.
Meet the team:
The Glydways Systems, Safety, and Test team is responsible for ensuring a safe, performant Glydways product. The position of Field Test Specialist is a crucial part of our test and V&V efforts, handling the safe execution of track-side testing and data collection at our Glydways Development Facility (GDF2).
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Monitor Autonomous Vehicle Behavior – Visually observe multiple vehicles in real time, ensuring they operate as expected within test parameters.
- Safety Management – Act as the first line of defense in preventing incidents by proactively identifying irregular behavior and triggering the emergency stop protocol when necessary.
- Test Execution & Support – Assist in executing predefined test scenarios, including vehicle startup, shutdown, and performance evaluation.
- Data Logging & Reporting – Document test results, unexpected behaviors, and incidents for further analysis.
- Track Supervision – Ensure a safe and controlled testing environment, coordinating with engineers and test operators.
- Communication & Coordination – Work closely with the development and test engineering teams to relay observations and ensure testing runs smoothly.
- Equipment & Vehicle Readiness – Conduct pre- and post-test inspections to confirm vehicle operability and system integrity.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge:
- Understanding of autonomous vehicle systems and basic vehicle dynamics.
- Familiarity with test track operations and safety protocols.
- Awareness of emergency response procedures in a testing environment.
Skills:
- High attention to detail – Ability to monitor multiple vehicles simultaneously and detect subtle anomalies.
- Quick decision-making – Ability to assess vehicle behavior and react immediately to potential hazards.
- Strong communication – Effectively report observations and collaborate with engineering teams.
- Technical aptitude – Ability to operate test equipment, SW deployment tools, remote monitoring systems, and onboard vehicle systems.
- Basic troubleshooting – Ability to recognize and report system malfunctions.
Abilities:
- Ability to remain focused for extended periods while monitoring vehicle behavior.
- Ability to work in an outdoor or enclosed test track environment in varying conditions.
- Ability to quickly react and initiate emergency stop protocol when needed.
- Ability to follow structured test plans while adapting to real-time conditions.
- Ability to work collaboratively with engineers, technicians, and other test operators.
Requirements:
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is a plus.
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
- Experience working in real-world, safety-critical test environments (test tracks, test labs, etc)
- Knowledge of robotics, autonomy, and transportation systems, or relevant complex integrated systems, is preferred
- Knowledge of automotive and rail & transit standards (ISO26262, SAE J3016, FMVSS, FRA, AAR, EN50126/50128/50129), is a plus but not required.
This role is critical in ensuring the safe and effective testing of autonomous vehicles. If you thrive in a structured yet fast-paced environment and have a keen eye for detail, we encourage you to apply!
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment in California is expected in the range below.
$75,000-110,000 USD plus stock options, commensurate with experience
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.
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What We Do
Glydways, Inc. is an American transportation technology and clean energy company based in South San Francisco, CA. The company specializes in the design, manufacture, installation and operation of affordable autonomous transportation for low, medium and extremely high capacity needs.
Founded in 2016 by engineer and entrepreneur Mark Seeger, the company was started with the goal of providing affordable mobility for communities across the world. This goal is founded in the belief that access to affordable housing, employment, education and care lead to economic and social prosperity, and the key to this equity is mobility for as many people as possible.
Lead by Gokul Hemmady who serves as CEO, the company’s core objectives are to provide a 24/7 mobility service solution that is environmentally net-negative in terms of greenhouse gas production (GHG), and, inherently profitable. GHG-negative is achieved through the invention and use of power-efficient technologies to reduce the watt-hours-per-person-per-unit-distance traveled, and, photovoltaics embedded into the infrastructure. Economic sustainability is achieved by designing for operational costs that are inherently lower than revenue collected when selling a ride. The key comes from decoupling the unit-costs from the utilization of the system, something that is not possible with existing public/mass transportation systems. By being financially sustainable, Glydways relieves municipalities of the vast annual subsidies required to operate existing solutions, which are inherently unprofitable and thereby a fiscal burden to public budgets. Further, the Glydways business model allows for private capitalization of entire systems.
Glydways provides the highest capacity, at the lowest cost, with the best user experience, and the lowest greenhouse gas footprint of any mobility solution, providing a personal, on-demand, and point-to-point journey with no stops between origin and destination
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