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Architectural Designer / System Planner

Bay Area

Who we are:

Glydways is reimagining what public transit can be. We believe that mobility is the gateway to opportunity—connecting people to housing, education, employment, commerce, and care. By making transportation more accessible, affordable, and sustainable, we empower communities to thrive and unlock economic and social prosperity.

Our mission is to revolutionize transit with a solution that delivers high capacity, exceptional user experiences, unmatched affordability, and minimal environmental impact.

The Glydways system is a groundbreaking network of carbon-neutral, interconnected transit pathways powered by standardized autonomous vehicles on dedicated roadways. Operating 24/7 with on-demand access, it offers personalized and efficient mobility—without the burden of heavy upfront infrastructure costs or ongoing taxpayer subsidies.

With Glydways, we’re building more than a transportation system; we’re creating a future where everyone, everywhere, has the freedom to move.

Meet the team:

Glydways is seeking an individual to join our Solutions team to plan, design and document new systems including infrastructure routes, stations and urban integration strategies in collaboration with internal and external engineering and operations teams, support new business development, and drive concepts to realization. 

Roles & Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate for this position will possess and provide the following:

  • Strong, confident CAD Drafting/ Documentation skills - Rhino, Sketchup, Autocad 
    • Create high quality architectural design drawings (SD, DD) sets 
    • Create new 3D concepts to solve new problems
    • Provide simple process images and more refined visualizations
    • Skill in Grasshopper to enable parametric efficiencies is a strong plus.
  • Professional experience creating, organizing and implementing a Rhino-based parametric block library of proprietary elements for in-house documentation.
  • Professional experience producing schematic and DD level design packages.
  • Passion for transit, urban planning and placemaking.
  • Strong command of the urban planning process including environmental review, public participation and land-use zoning.
  • Prior experience or quick to learn new software for planning, including GIS, Podaris, etc.
  • As part of the Solutions Team, the successful candidate will report to the VP of Urban Design and System Planning.

As a member of Glydways’ Solutions Team, the Architectural Designer / Planner will provide architectural design modeling and consistent, high-quality documentation using AIA standard drawing best practices, support and assist in the development of the system routes, urban strategies and preliminary design for Glydways transit projects project delivery team. 

This position requires a creative, self-organized, results-oriented individual to be able to collaborate and contribute in a diverse, multi-disciplinary team and to directly contribute to the creation of system packages. This work will include translating those conceptual plans into cost models and preliminary project scopes and schedules.  Prepare this work into compelling, clear system proposals for external presentation. Collaborate with Glydways Product and Simulation teams to refine those plans for proposals and into project delivery phases. 

The ideal candidate will possess direct knowledge of public planning processes including applicable regulatory and environmental requirements and stakeholder engagement, and best practices of placemaking and transit-oriented urban design. A successful candidate will be self-motivated, with excellent communication skills and possess the initiative to own and deliver high quality, technically sound system concepts in graphic, written and financial terms. Preference will be given to candidates with current working status living in the San Francisco Bay area, within 3 time zones of pacific standard time.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of integrated multi-mode transit planning principles
  • Experience in public space, mobility or complete streets design
  • Familiarity with architectural, civil and structural engineering principles 
  • Experience with sustainable urban design practices 
  • Knowledge of California CEQA Process and Requirements
  • Experience in writing and communication skills related to transportation, land-use and urban design
  • University-level Degree from an accredited school in Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture with +3-5 years professional experience or Masters Degree +1yr
  • Highly skilled in Rhino - modeling, drafting, library development, and direct document production. 
  • Highly skilled in Google Suite applications for collaborative work and publication 
  • Experience using Podaris or other transit planning/ GIS software
  • Skilled in creating graphics to depict urban design/ planning/ placemaking concepts

Please provide a portfolio in PDF format (maximum 10 meg) or link to on-line portfolio demonstrating work appropriate to the roles and outputs described above.

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment in California is expected in the range below.

$80,000-$95,000 USD plus stock options, commensurate with experience.

Glydways provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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