Electrical Engineer - DoorDash Air

DoorDash•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

The Electrical Engineer will own critical subsystems for DoorDash Air aircraft and ground systems. The role involves designing mechatronics systems from a blank sheet and owning electrical design while collaborating with firmware, systems, mechanical engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and reliability teams. Designs are expected to operate complex mechanisms in the field and in the air within a year. The position is part of DoorDash Labs, DoorDash’s innovation hub developing automation and robotics solutions for last-mile logistics, and reports to the Lead Electrical Engineer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
At least 5 years of experience designing electronic circuits in highly cross-functional work environments.
Ability to design and bring up a board with a microcontroller and integrate sensors and actuators.
Ability to design mixed-signal circuitry supporting interfaces such as analog, SPI, CAN, or Ethernet.
Ability to own and prototype the entire electrical design of a small robotic system.
Ability to debug complex systems and identify issues caused by signal integrity, electromagnetic interference, firmware, or mechanical design.

Responsibilities

Design mechatronics systems from a blank sheet.
Own critical electrical subsystems for aircraft and ground systems.
Design and bring up electronic boards with microcontrollers, integrate sensors and actuators, and develop mixed-signal circuitry for interfaces such as analog, SPI, CAN, or Ethernet.
Own and prototype the entire electrical design of a small robotic system.
Debug complex systems and identify issues caused by signal integrity, electromagnetic interference, firmware, or mechanical design.
Collaborate with firmware, systems, mechanical engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, and reliability teams.