Senior Hardware Systems Engineer – Autonomous Robotics V&V

DoorDash USA; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 212,000 - 312,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401(k) matching

16 weeks parental leave

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits match

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid holidays

Job summary

DoorDash USA is seeking a Hardware Systems Engineer to own system-level architecture across electrical, mechanical, firmware, sensor, and compute subsystems for autonomous delivery platforms. You will decompose platform requirements into verifiable specs for power distribution, motion control, embedded compute, and sensor suites, and drive traceability, ICDs, trade studies, and V&V plans.

Collaborating with product, safety, legal and operations, you will translate business and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in EE, ME, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Robotics, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience building, testing, and validating mechatronics or sensor-equipped hardware in robotics, automotive, or aerospace
• Strong expertise in embedded systems architecture, vehicle mechanicals, electronics, and autonomous perception systems
• Demonstrated ability to perform cross-boundary debugging across hardware, firmware, and software layers
• Ability to evaluate complex trade-offs, identify failure modes, and translate ambiguous business and regulatory goals into precise, verifiable engineering specifications
• Track record of leading complex, multi-disciplinary projects across EE, ME, firmware, and perception teams

Responsibilities

• Own system-level architecture across electrical, mechanical, firmware, sensor, and compute subsystems for autonomous delivery platforms.
• Decompose platform requirements into verifiable specs for power distribution, motion control, embedded compute, and sensor suites.
• Drive requirements traceability, ICDs, trade studies, and V&V plans across EE, ME, firmware, and perception workstreams.
• Lead cross-functional root-cause debugging across hardware, firmware, and software boundaries, conducting design and safety reviews.
• Translate business and regulatory requirements into engineering specs in collaboration with Product, Safety, Legal, and Operations.

Skills

Embedded systems architecture

Cross-boundary debugging

Trade-off evaluation

Cross-disciplinary leadership

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in EE/ME/CS/Systems Engineering/Robotics or related

Job description

DoorDash USA is seeking a Hardware Systems Engineer to own system-level architecture across electrical, mechanical, firmware, sensor, and compute subsystems for autonomous delivery platforms. You will decompose platform requirements into verifiable specs for power distribution, motion control, embedded compute, and sensor suites, and drive traceability, ICDs, trade studies, and V&V plans.

Collaborating with product, safety, legal and operations, you will translate business and regulatory