Electrical Engineer Intern - Labs

DoorDash; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

16 weeks paid parental leave

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits

Medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

DoorDash Labs is seeking a summer intern to own a defined hardware project, from requirements through design, build, and bench validation. You will present results to the team and report to the Director, Electrical Engineering.

Areas include an on-board charger prototype, motor control circuit, or full-power hardware test bench. You will work onsite at our Oakland, CA office and collaborate with multiple engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, graduating Fall 2027–Summer 2028.
• Internship starts May/June 2027; Summer program only.

Responsibilities

• Own an end-to-end hardware project (on-board charger, motor control circuit, or test bench).
• Design, build, and bring up hardware from schematics to prototype assembly.
• Characterize performance on the bench with lab equipment against requirements.
• Collaborate with power electronics, firmware, and test engineers; incorporate feedback.
• Document results and present findings to the team at internship end.

Skills

Power Electronics

Motor Control

Python/C++

Lab Equipment

PCB Layout

Schematic Capture

Education

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

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Job description

About the Team

DoorDash Labs is DoorDash's autonomous delivery group, building the robots and hardware that move goods without a driver. The Vehicle Electrical team designs the electronics at the core of these systems, including power and motor-control electronics, charging, and the test benches that prove the whole system works.

About the Role

As a summer intern, you will own a defined hardware project in one of three areas: an on-board charger prototype, an in-house motor control circuit, or a full-power hardware test bench with motor power and battery simulation. You will take it from requirements through design, build, and bench validation, and present your results to the team at the end of the summer. You will report into the Director, Electrical Engineering in our DoorDash Labs organization.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Own an end-to-end project in one of three areas: an on-board charger prototype, an in-house motor control circuit, or a full-power hardware test bench.
• Design, build, and bring up hardware, from schematic and component selection through prototype assembly and debug.
• Characterize your design on the bench with lab equipment, measuring efficiency, thermal, and control performance against requirements.
• Collaborate with power electronics, firmware, and test engineers, and incorporate design review feedback into your work.
• Document your results and present your findings to the team at the end of your internship.

We're excited about you because…

• You are pursuing a B.S. or M.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, have no more than 2 years of full-time work experience, and are graduating between Fall 2027 to Summer 2028.
• You are available for a May or June 2027 start date (Internships are only hosted during the Summer).
• You have coursework or project experience in power electronics, including switch-mode converters (buck, boost, PFC, isolated DC-DC), gate drive, magnetics, and power-stage design.
• You understand motor control fundamentals, including BLDC/PMSM drives, inverter half-bridges, field-oriented control, and current and position sensing.
• You understand analog and feedback-control fundamentals, including op-amp sensing circuits, ADC signal conditioning, loop compensation, and stability analysis.
• You can capture schematics and lay out PCBs in a tool such as Altium or KiCad, with awareness of high-current layout, thermal, and EMC considerations.
• You understand lithium-ion battery charging (CC/CV profiles, protection limits) and how a battery management system interfaces with a charger or load.
• You have hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes, differential probes, power supplies, and electronic loads, and can safely debug high-current, high-voltage hardware.
• You can write Python or C/C++ for instrument automation, data acquisition, or microcontroller bring-up.
• You are able to work onsite at our Oakland, CA office.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis

Compensation

Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. Base salary is localized according to employee work location.

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).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado. $107,400-$158,000 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees' happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That's why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

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