Glydways

Systems Engineer – Autonomous Vehicles

Glydways

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Python

About the role

  • 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) requirements 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.

Requirements

  • 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.
  • 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)
Benefits
  • Equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants
  • Prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
Bachelor's degree in EngineeringBachelor's degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Systems EngineeringMaster’s degree in Mechanical EngineeringMaster’s degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s degree in Software Engineering