Systems Engineer at DoorDash

DoorDash is revolutionizing food delivery and local commerce. Join our mission to grow and connect communities!

Key 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Systems, Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline.
• Proficiency with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, or Polarion) and structured requirements traceability processes.
• Demonstrated experience developing and validating system requirements in self-driving, aerospace, or other safety-critical domains.
• Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Reliability Engineering) to define and manage system interfaces.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and organizational skills, with a track record of driving complex, cross-functional engineering efforts.
• Experience with Python or SQL for data analysis, system modeling, or test automation.
• Must be comfortable regularly exercising discretion and independent judgment in performing job duties, including evaluating options, making informed decisions, and determining appropriate courses of action within the scope of assigned responsibilities.

Key Skills

• Proficiency with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, Jama, or Polarion)
• Structured requirements traceability processes
• Developing and validating system requirements in safety-critical domains
• Collaborating across disciplines (Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Reliability Engineering)
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Python for data analysis, system modeling, or test automation
• SQL for data analysis, system modeling, or test automation

DoorDash Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits match
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance

Salary Range

$1,59,800 - $2,35,000 USD annually

Job Summary

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 Systems Engineer to help shape the architecture and integration of our next-generation d...

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