Reliability Test Engineer, DoorDash Air

Doordashusa; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer matching

16 weeks of paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits

Job summary

Doordashusa in San Francisco is looking for a highly motivated Senior/Staff Test Engineer to play a vital role in developing and validating unmanned platforms. You will collaborate with a skilled team to ensure effectiveness in testing and identifying failures, employing advanced test equipment and developing effective testing methods.

The ideal candidate should have a relevant engineering degree and experience designing and building testers, with excellent problem-solving and communication skills. A comprehensive benefits package is offered alongside competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Mastery of test equipment like environmental chambers and vibration tables.
• Ability to communicate technical aspects clearly.

Responsibilities

• Run and monitor tests in the facility and at outside labs.
• Collaborate with the team to analyze test failures.
• Develop methods to prevent failures before they occur.

Skills

Test development

Root cause analysis

Python scripting

Test equipment mastery

CAD design

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in engineering

Tools

Environmental chambers

Vibration tables

Water testers

DAQs

Job description

About the Team

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. We’re ruthlessly focused on business impact. We are a highly senior team composed of former pioneers from a variety of different robotics industries. As of 2025, DoorDash has completed 10B lifetime deliveries. We’re focused on how to do the next 10B even better.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior/Staff Test Engineer to join our team. This individual will play a key role in the development and validation of our unmanned platforms at the system and component levels. The ideal candidate has a strong background in test development, test execution, and root cause analysis with a proven track record of collaboratively managing risk throughout a fast paced development process.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Run and monitor tests within our facility as well as at outside test labs.
• Collaborate with a tight knit team to identify and understand test failures.
• Be hands‑on in developing test methods and equipment to uncover failures before they happen in the field.
• Find clarity through root cause analysis of lab and field failures and suggest design changes to prevent them.
• Use your creativity to create novel and scaled tests for autonomous systems.

We’re excited about you because you have…

• A bachelors or advanced degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Mastery of test equipment such as environmental chambers, vibration tables, water testers, DAQs, etc.
• Ability to bring order to complex test and development programs via clear technical communication and documentation.
• Experience designing and building testers and equipment.
• Ability to write Python scripts to automate reliability tests.
• Experience with CAD and shop tools to design and build fixtures and/or test rigs.
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and organizational skills.

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.

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. Paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.

Legal Statements

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

Statement of Non‑Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on protected categories, we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior from ever gaining a foothold in our office.