Autonomous Transit Test & Commissioning Lead

Glydways; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Glydways is seeking a Test & Commissioning Lead for the Atlanta ATN Pilot Project to oversee safe, coordinated control-center and test activities. This in-person role reports to the Operations Manager and manages readiness, incidents, and service restoration.

The position requires 5+ years in test/control-center leadership within transit or safety-critical environments, with strong coordination skills across teams and excellent documentation.

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering Fields or equivalent.
• At least five years of experience leading test or control-center operations in transit or safety-critical environments.
• Experience coordinating teams during system integration, commissioning, incidents, or recovery.
• Strong team leadership and clear communication during time-sensitive events.
• Ability to interpret system status, alerts, logs, and configuration information.
• Strong documentation skills for incident, test, and handover records.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily Operations Control Centers operations and test activities, maintaining awareness of vehicles, infrastructure, service and test status, restrictions, and operating conditions.
• Coordinate startup, readiness checks, test and commissioning windows, controlled changes, service pauses, shutdown, recovery, and resumption.
• Manage escalated alerts and major incidents, establish priorities, and coordinate E-Stop actions and emergency communications.
• Coordinate Central Control Operators, Field Operations, maintenance, engineering, safety, quality, technical support, and emergency responders.
• Confirm required test conditions, approved configurations, evidence, and technical and safety clearances before testing or service resumes.
• Maintain operational, incident, and test records; manage handovers and open actions; improve procedures and runbooks; and coach the team.

Skills

Test center leadership

Team coordination

Team leadership

System status readout

Incident documentation

Communication under pressure

Education

B.S. in Engineering Fields or equivalent

Tools

Jira

SCADA tools

Job description

Glydways is seeking a Test & Commissioning Lead for the Atlanta ATN Pilot Project to oversee safe, coordinated control-center and test activities. This in-person role reports to the Operations Manager and manages readiness, incidents, and service restoration.

The position requires 5+ years in test/control-center leadership within transit or safety-critical environments, with strong coordination skills across teams and excellent documentation.