Mechanical Engineer, Engineer, Chassis & Vehicle Dynamic

DoorDash connects customers with local businesses for delivery, from restaurants to grocery, retail and its own DashMart stores. DoorDash Labs, established in 2018, serves as the innovation hub for DoorDash, focusing on developing automation and robotics solutions to enhance last-mile logistics. The team's mission is to create technologies that support and augment human networks, aiming to improve efficiency for Dashers, merchants, and consumers alike.

Key responsibilities

• Design and improve suspension and chassis systems, including suspension geometry, linkages, wheel-end assemblies, and drivetrain
• Own mechanical design execution, developing concepts, detailed CAD models, engineering drawings, GD&T
• Sustain and improve existing platforms, investigating field issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing validated engineering changes
• Define chassis and vehicle dynamics requirements for ride quality, traction, braking, stability, ground clearance
• Provide technical oversight of supplier-developed hardware, reviewing designs, analyses
• Develop and execute verification and validation plans with reliability, test, and integration teams

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• Experience designing and developing suspension, chassis, or related mechanical systems for vehicles or mobile robots
• Understand suspension kinematics, load transfer, tire behavior, stiffness and damping, braking
• Proficient in NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, or a comparable CAD platform and have experience releasing detailed mechanical designs
• Apply sound engineering judgment to load cases, structural integrity, fatigue, bearings, bolted joints, materials, and manufacturing processes
• Independently assess designs and analyses, identify technical risks, and drive issues to resolution with internal teams and suppliers

Location and schedule

• Onsite in Oakland, California
• Define chassis and vehicle dynamics requirements for ride quality, traction, braking, stability, ground clearance, and obstacle traversal across terrain and payload conditions

Salary and benefits

US base salary $109,500 to $161,000 a year. DoorDash also offers benefits; the full list is on the posting.

How to apply

Apply on the company's own site.