Senior Systems Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles at Glydways
Richmond, CA
$150,000–$190,000from the description
Aug 6, 2026
Richmond, CA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Senior Systems Engineer role at an autonomous transit startup, focused on integrating and validating new capabilities on a dedicated-guideway transit network. The position owns feature landing on the physical track — designing integration scenarios, reviewing safety-function health via logs and metrics, driving release readiness, and triaging failures across vehicle, wayside, and dispatch systems. Hands-on track work in Richmond, CA is expected 3–4 days per week, with remote considered for strong candidates.
Mid level · 4+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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Why we read it this way (6)
The SOC classification is a genuine judgment call. The role is primarily systems integration and verification for a complex hardware/software transit system — closer to 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) than 15-1253 (QA/Test), though the heavy emphasis on integration test campaigns, regression suites, and scenario execution gives 15-1253 real weight as a runner-up.
The advertised title is 'Senior' but the hard requirements are only 4+ years total and 1+ year of systems integration experience, which aligns more with a Mid-level band than Senior.
The role is described as preferring on-site 3–4 days per week in Richmond, CA; remote is noted as possible 'for the right candidate' — not a fully remote position.
Most skills in this posting are methodological (root cause analysis, integration test planning, requirements writing) rather than named tools. Only the preferred/bonus section names specific tools (Jama, DOORS, SysML, HIL/SIL). These are captured as preferred accordingly.
Compensation is stated as $150,000–$190,000 USD per year plus stock options, applicable to California.
Ignored 4 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): systems integration and test, integration test planning, root cause analysis, safety analysis (RAMS).
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