Job Description

Overview

Glydways is transforming public transit by creating a network of carbon-neutral transit pathways powered by autonomous vehicles. The Autonomous Vehicle Engineering Technician role is essential for developing and maintaining prototypes that validate these vehicle designs, ensuring the reliability of testing infrastructure and vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Support and track various configurations and generations of test platforms
  • Use lab tools such as soldering irons, oscilloscopes, multimeters, etc.
  • Integrate network and vehicle system components into server racks
  • Assemble custom hardware to enable Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair test hardware and equipment
  • Build cable harnesses based on schematics and drawings
  • Occasionally move computer equipment weighing up to 50 pounds with assistance
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve complex hardware and software issues
  • Assist with engineering/marketing demos, including system preparation, transport, setup, and technical support
  • Create and manage tickets in various ticketing systems to track issues, incidents, hardware changes, and performed work
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams for parts receiving, installations, upgrades, and decommissioning efforts

Requirements

  • Proficiency with general shop, automotive, and diagnostic tools (e.g., multimeter, oscilloscope, soldering iron)
  • Experience in building, troubleshooting, and diagnosing computers, PCBs, and related systems
  • Strong organizational and documentation skills
  • Ability to lift and carry 25–50 lb boxes
  • Ability to crouch, bend, or work in low-clearance areas for wiring tasks
  • Experience in building cable harnesses and managing cable routing
  • Working knowledge of computer and networking hardware
  • Familiarity with automotive mechanical and electrical systems (OEM or equivalent)
  • Occasional work travel may be required

Additional Information

  • This is an in-person position in Atlanta, GA and will start as a one year contract
  • The role will start with an in-person 4-6 week training in Richmond, CA

How this job compares in Atlanta, GA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Atlanta, GA currently run a median of $30/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $28–$41/hr across 26 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Atlanta, GA

We're tracking 85 other active welding openings in Atlanta, GA right now, from 66 different employers. 31 of them were added in the last week. Across Georgia as a whole we're tracking 382 other active welding openings from 241 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Atlanta, or widen the search to Georgia.

The most active employers in Georgia at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC (8), Mullins Mechanical (6), and Yancey Bros. Co. (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Georgia, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Forest Park at $39/hr, Atlanta at $30/hr, and Marietta at $29/hr. Atlanta is among them.

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