Hardware Systems Engineer at DoorDash (Oakland, California)

DoorDash connects customers with local businesses for delivery, from restaurants to grocery, retail and its own DashMart stores. DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash. We are working on building autonomous delivery robots from the ground-up and other automation solutions as part of DoorDash's core delivery platform.

Key responsibilities

• Own system-level architecture across electrical, mechanical, firmware, sensor, and compute subsystems for autonomous delivery platforms
• Decompose platform requirements into verifiable specs for power distribution, motion control, embedded compute, and sensor suites
• Drive requirements traceability, ICDs, trade studies, and V&V plans across EE, ME, firmware, and perception workstreams
• Define fault-tolerant architectures (FMEA, fault trees, redundancy) governing system behavior during component failures
• Lead cross-functional root-cause debugging across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries, conducting design and safety reviews
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into engineering specs in collaboration with Product, Safety, Legal, and Operations

Requirements

• In EE, ME, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience building, testing, and validating mechatronics or sensor-equipped hardware in robotics, automotive, or aerospace
• Strong expertise in embedded systems architecture, vehicle mechanicals, electronics, and autonomous perception systems
• Demonstrated ability to perform cross-boundary debugging across hardware, firmware, and software layers
• Ability to evaluate complex trade-offs, identify failure modes, and translate ambiguous business and regulatory goals into precise
• Track record of leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects across EE, ME, firmware, and perception teams

Location and schedule

• Onsite in Oakland, California

Salary and benefits

US base salary $212,200 to $312,000 a year. DoorDash also offers benefits; the full list is on the posting.

How to apply

Apply on the company's own site.