Staff Robotics Manufacturing Test Engineer

Blue Line Search Group; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Job summary

DoorDash seeks a Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer to lead production testing for the Dot autonomous delivery robot. You will own test strategy, equipment, software, and fixturing at our final assembly site, and define test requirements for subassemblies in coordination with Manufacturing Quality.

This hands-on role covers prototype builds through production ramp, commissioning test stations, troubleshooting line failures, and improving yield.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, mechatronics, manufacturing engineering, or related field; 7+ years experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering and sustaining manufacturing test equipment for complex electromechanical products.
• Experience scaling hardware from prototype builds through production launch and ramp.
• Strong troubleshooting across hardware, firmware, test software, fixtures, processes, and operator execution.
• Ability to write or modify test and data-analysis tools using Python, LabVIEW, NI TestStand, C/C++, or similar, including generative AI.

Responsibilities

• Define the manufacturing test strategy and coverage for Dot components, subassemblies, and final robot assembly.
• Design, procure, build, commission, and sustain test equipment, fixtures, electrical test beds, and production tooling.
• Travel to supplier sites to deploy, audit, and repair test equipment.
• Deploy automated test, calibration, flashing, and data-collection tools with Integration engineers.
• Establish test requirements and acceptance criteria with Quality engineers for contract manufacturers and suppliers.
• Collaborate with design, firmware, systems, quality, and manufacturing on DFx improvements.
• Diagnose production failures across hardware, firmware, test software, fixtures, processes, and operator execution.
• Track production test performance including first-pass yield, cycle time, and equipment uptime.

Skills

Manufacturing test equipment

Test data analysis

Equipment deployment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

LabVIEW

NI TestStand

C/C++

Job description

DoorDash seeks a Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer to lead production testing for the Dot autonomous delivery robot. You will own test strategy, equipment, software, and fixturing at our final assembly site, and define test requirements for subassemblies in coordination with Manufacturing Quality.

This hands-on role covers prototype builds through production ramp, commissioning test stations, troubleshooting line failures, and improving yield.