Test and Commissioning Lead

Glydways • Atlanta, GA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Test & Commissioning Lead / Central Control Operations Lead oversees safe, coordinated control-center and test-and-commissioning activities for the Glydways Atlanta ATN Pilot Project. This role reports to the Operations Manager and provides operational command within approved procedures and delegated authority; leads readiness, escalation, incident response, and service restoration.

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.

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering Fields or equivalent
• At least five years of experience leading test or control-center operations in transit, autonomous vehicles, fleet, industrial, or another safety-sensitive environment.
• Experience coordinating teams during system integration, commissioning, incidents, service disruptions, or recovery.
• Team leadership skills.
• Sound judgment and clear communication during time-sensitive events, within approved procedures and delegated authority.
• Ability to interpret system status, alerts, logs, test results, configuration information, and operational restrictions.
• Strong operational and test documentation skills, including incident records, test records, shift handovers, and open-action tracking.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with automated transit, rail, automated people movers, or another complex safety-critical system.
• Experience with system bring-up, acceptance or safety-validation testing, controlled changes, and regression testing.
• Familiarity with Operation Control Centers or SCADA tools, network monitoring, vehicle diagnostics, incident management, Jira, or test-tracking systems.
• Familiarity with incident command systems or another structured emergency-response framework.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior