Glydways · 2 hours ago
Autonomy Engineer, Motion Control
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expGlydways is reimagining public transit to enhance accessibility and sustainability. The Autonomy Engineer will work on developing software for dynamics modeling and control methods, contributing to the implementation of control systems and collaborating with cross-discipline teams.
Clean EnergyElectric VehicleManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Work closely with teammates to design dynamics modeling and control methods
Develop system modeling algorithms and parameter estimation methods
Contribute to implementations of control systems
Being rigorous with implementation of unit tests and integration tests based on functional requirements and implementation detail
Contribute to code review, design review, planning, and general collaboration efforts
Working with other teams to understand and satisfy architectural, hardware, and platform requirements
Qualification
Required
PhD and 2 years of professional experience or BSc/MSc and 5 years of professional experience
C++ programming skills: experience with C++20 standard libraries, experience with a C++ unit testing framework such as gtest, experience working with CMake or Bazel build systems
Control system implementation skills: previously implemented optimal control algorithms (such as MPC or variations of LQR) with constraints for nonlinear, parameter-varying dynamical systems on hardware systems, have designed tests and metrics for evaluation of control system performance
Dynamic modeling background: experience modeling dynamic responses of MIMO systems in state-space representation, previously performed system identification and parameter estimation, experience modeling 6DOF kinematics using quaternions or rotation matrices
Familiarity working with dynamics simulation software and/or simulation software in C++
Preferred
Bonus: familiarity with vehicle dynamics such as suspension, power steering, tire models, and propulsion models
Company
Glydways
Glydways designs and implements personal rapid transit systems using self-driving vehicles.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$212.54M2025-09-29Series Unknown· $101.31M
2024-05-14Series B· $20M
2023-10-05Series B· $56M
Leadership Team
Gokul Hemmady
CEO
Chris Riley
Chief Commercial Officer
Recent News
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