Electrical Engineer, Autonomous Delivery Robotics Hardware

DoorDash High Volume; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash Labs in Oakland is seeking an Electrical Engineer to review the design, drawings, and schematics of the electrical systems for our 4-wheeled autonomous delivery robot. This role is responsible for delivering robust, production-ready hardware across high-speed digital design, PCBAs, RF integration, harnessing, and board-level packaging.

This is a deeply technical position for someone who can move seamlessly between system-level thinking and detailed circuit execution.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 3-7+ years designing complex embedded hardware systems.
• High-speed digital circuit design and layout fundamentals.
• 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 DFM.
• Drive RF integration (Wi‑Fi, LTE/5G, GNSS, Bluetooth, RADAR, LiDAR) and antenna placement.
• Develop and review cable harness designs, connector selection, grounding strategy, environmental robustness.
• Collaborate with mechanical eng on board packaging, thermal management, vibration resistance, and sealing.
• Define and implement power distribution architecture, battery interfaces, protection circuits, and system monitoring.
• Ensure EMI/EMC and regulatory compliance (FCC/CE).
• Support prototype builds, bring‑up, debugging hardware/firmware interfaces, root‑cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Establish design standards and perform 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

RF integration

Cable harness design

Education

B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

VNA

Spectrum Analyzer

Job description

DoorDash Labs in Oakland is seeking an Electrical Engineer to review the design, drawings, and schematics of the electrical systems for our 4-wheeled autonomous delivery robot. This role is responsible for delivering robust, production-ready hardware across high-speed digital design, PCBAs, RF integration, harnessing, and board-level packaging.

This is a deeply technical position for someone who can move seamlessly between system-level thinking and detailed circuit execution.