Glydways
Senior/Staff Verification & Validation Engineer
$135K–$200K
Richmond, CA +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- Location
- Richmond, CA
California, United States - Experience
- 4+ years; relevant fields include system test, systems integration, product validation, verification and validation, manufacturing test, autonomous systems, robotics, transportation, aerospace, automotive, medical devices, industrial automation, or other complex hardware/software systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
About the job
Develops and executes system-level verification, validation, and production acceptance tests for an integrated autonomous transit system, translating requirements into repeatable tests and release evidence.
What you'll do
- Develop test scenarios, procedures, and acceptance criteria for system behavior, including EOL and post-rework testing.
- Execute tests across simulation, lab, vehicle, test-track, production, and deployment environments; analyze results and track failures through closure.
- Improve test tools, procedures, reporting, and readiness evidence while collaborating across engineering, manufacturing, safety, and operations teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
- 4+ years of experience in a relevant test, validation, integration, or complex hardware/software systems field.
- Experience developing or executing system-level, integration-level, production acceptance, or EOL tests.
- Strong understanding of requirements-based testing, test coverage, evidence quality, configuration control, and defect management.
Nice to have
- Experience with autonomous vehicles, robotics, or other safety-critical mobility platforms.
- Familiarity with HIL/SIL testing, simulation or regression frameworks, lifecycle tools, test automation, or C/C++.
Pay
$135,000 - $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Jama, DOORS, Polarion, Systems Modeling Language, Jira, GitHub, C/C++
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