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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days Glydways's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 28% of Glydways's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Glydways
- high 8 stale, 0 reposted of 18 open
- Hiring momentum
- 19 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Glydways's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Glydways.
About this role
The Closures Engineering Lead at Glydways will oversee the technical roadmap and product delivery for the door and closure systems of their autonomous transit vehicles. This role involves translating vehicle-level requirements into detailed designs, leading cross-functional teams, and coordinating with external partners to ensure successful prototype builds and production readiness. The position requires significant experience in developing complex mechanical systems and a strong understanding of mechanism design and manufacturing processes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Glydways as an employer.
What you need
- Significant experience developing automotive closures or complex mechanical and electromechanical systems through multiple product-development stages
- Strong understanding of mechanism design, kinematics, actuators, latches, hinges, seals, tolerance management, design verification, and reliability
- Experience collaborating with suppliers, manufacturing partners, and cross-functional teams in automotive, mobility, robotics, aerospace, or a similar complex-product environment
- Strong communication, organization, judgment, and problem-solving skills
- Experience taking a closure system or complex mechanism from concept through sourcing, validation, production, and launch
- Working knowledge of design for manufacturability, design for assembly, GD&T, tolerance analysis, FMEA, and quality-planning methods
Nice to have
- Sliding-door experience
- Experience using CAE tools for product development
- Japanese language skills
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role requires international travel and collaboration, which may involve extended assignments
- The position involves working in a rapidly changing international and multicultural environment
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Listed by Glydways on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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