Reliability Test Engineer

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

Job summary

DoorDash Labs in San Francisco is seeking a Senior/Staff Test Engineer to lead the development and validation of unmanned platforms at both system and component levels. You will run tests, develop methods and equipment, and collaborate with a senior team to mitigate risk in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires hands-on test development, deep problem-solving, and effective communication to drive reliable auto-systems testing and continuous improvement across the lab and field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Tools

Environmental chambers

Vibration tables

Water testers

DAQs

CAD

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.

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).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$170,000—$250,000 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.

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 (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

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

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