Electrical Engineer – Autonomous Delivery Robotics Hardware

Doordashusa; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Employer 401k

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Medical benefits

Dental & Vision

Paid holidays 11

Disability insurance

Mental health program

Job summary

DoorDash Labs is seeking an Electrical Engineer to review and deliver robust hardware for a 4-wheeled autonomous delivery robot. You will lead high-speed digital design, PCBA development, RF integration, and cable harness work, collaborating with mechanical, firmware, and systems teams to ship production-ready hardware.

The role requires hands-on experience, system-level thinking, and a focus on reliability and regulatory compliance across EMI/EMC standards.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 3-7+ years of experience designing complex embedded hardware systems.
• Strong expertise in high-speed digital circuit design and layout.
• Experience with multi-layer PCB design and stack-up planning.
• RF integration and antenna considerations.
• Cable harness and interconnect design.

Responsibilities

• Develop electrical systems for a complex mobile robotic platform from concept through production.
• Lead high-speed digital design efforts (PCIe, MIPI, Ethernet, DDR, multi-gigabit SERDES).
• Own PCBA development including schematic capture, stack-up definition, layout guidance, impedance control, and design-for-manufacture.
• Drive RF integration (Wi‑Fi, LTE/5G, GNSS, Bluetooth, RADAR, LiDAR) and antenna placement.
• Develop and review cable harness designs, connectors, grounding, and environmental robustness.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineering on board packaging, thermal management, vibration resistance, and environmental sealing.
• Define and implement power distribution architecture, battery interfaces, protection circuits, and system monitoring.
• Ensure EMI/EMC compliance and regulatory requirements (FCC/CE).
• Support prototype builds and bring-up, debug hardware/firmware issues, root-cause failures, and corrective actions.
• Establish design standards and perform detailed design reviews across the EE team.
• Work cross-functionally with firmware, robotics, systems, manufacturing, and reliability teams.

Skills

High-speed digital design

Multi-layer PCB design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

RF integration

Cable harness design

Interconnect design

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

VNA

Spectrum Analyzer

Job description

DoorDash Labs is seeking an Electrical Engineer to review and deliver robust hardware for a 4-wheeled autonomous delivery robot. You will lead high-speed digital design, PCBA development, RF integration, and cable harness work, collaborating with mechanical, firmware, and systems teams to ship production-ready hardware.

The role requires hands-on experience, system-level thinking, and a focus on reliability and regulatory compliance across EMI/EMC standards.