Senior Systems Engineer, Autonomous Delivery

DoorDash USA; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

DoorDash Labs is seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to shape the architecture and integration of our next‑generation delivery platforms. You will translate business objectives into verifiable technical requirements and coordinate across hardware, software, and operations teams for safety and reliability.

The ideal candidate has experience in aerospace or safety‑critical domains, collaborates across Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Reliability teams, and delivers clear system

Qualifications

• Define system requirements and interfaces for delivery platforms.
• Develop and maintain architecture and interface control documents.
• Lead trade studies and risk assessments for design options.
• Create verification & validation strategies and coordination of verification activities.
• Act as liaison to regulatory bodies, ops teams, suppliers, and program management.

Responsibilities

• Define system requirements and interfaces for delivery platforms, translating business and operational goals into verifiable technical requirements
• Develop and maintain system architecture and interface control documents that allocate functionality, performance, and safety constraints across subsystems and components.
• Lead trade studies and technical risk assessments to evaluate design options and make data‑driven recommendations balancing various objectives
• Create verification & validation strategies (test plans, acceptance criteria, simulation requirements) and coordinate cross‑discipline verification activities to ensure end‑to‑end performance and safety.
• Act as the technical liaison to regulatory bodies, ops teams, suppliers, and program management to ensure compliance and smooth system integration into delivery workflows.

Skills

System requirements

Trade studies

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Python/SQL

Regulatory compliance

Verification/validation planning

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in related engineering

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Polarion

Job description

DoorDash Labs is seeking a highly motivated Systems Engineer to shape the architecture and integration of our next‑generation delivery platforms. You will translate business objectives into verifiable technical requirements and coordinate across hardware, software, and operations teams for safety and reliability.

The ideal candidate has experience in aerospace or safety‑critical domains, collaborates across Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Reliability teams, and delivers clear system