About the Team

DoorDash Labs is a team within DoorDash building autonomous delivery robots and other autonomy solutions from the ground up for DoorDash's core delivery platform. If you have a passion for applying autonomy and robotics in a service used by millions of people daily, then we want to talk to you!

About the Role

You will report to a HW Technical Program Management lead and will interface with product, hardware, software, operation, testing and supplier . This role is a hybrid role and requires being on site at our SF office 2 days per week. In this role you will help build the next generation of robotic systems within DoorDash Labs from the ground up! We’re a team of people who live and breathe building robots and complex electromechanical systems. We’re unfazed by challenges or new problems and strive to build world class solutions. 

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Join DoorDash, a hugely successful logistics technology company
• Be part of an exciting effort to develop and manufacture new autonomous delivery robot 
• Lead internal multi-functional development teams and drive issue resolution for R&D project  and/or various HW sub-system development, like drive train, sensor, compute, battery, ID, or sub-control systems
• Manage external key module or component supplier for engineer development and parts delivery to meet development schedule
• Work with system TPM to ensure R&D, module and component development and delivery meets overall product schedule
• Present and communicate module development and R&D project status to the program or executive team

We're excited about you because you have… 

• Minimum 5 years of industry experience
• Bachelor or above degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics or related technical field
• Proven record of delivering hardware product or modules from concept to high volume manufacturing
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of hardware product development cycle 
• Preferred strong technical background in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering

 

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Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

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