Electrical Engineer - Consumer Electronics

DoorDash Labs is the innovation hub for DoorDash, focusing on automation and robotics solutions for last-mile logistics. They are seeking a Senior/Staff Electrical Engineer to develop production-grade electrical systems for consumer and enterprise hardware platforms, ensuring high-quality execution across multiple programs.

Responsibilities:

• Own the full lifecycle of electrical hardware from concept, schematic capture, layout review, through bring-up, validation, certification, and production handoff
• Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, systems, product, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration of hardware into polished, field-deployed products
• Drive design for reliability and manufacturability (EVT, DVT, PVT, yield optimization, cost-down initiatives, etc.)
• Lead board bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting using lab tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, etc.)
• Support initial firmware bring-up and system integration as needed (bare metal, RTOS, embedded Linux, or Android-based systems)
• Contribute across multiple programs — including merchant-facing hardware and emerging automation or robotics efforts — as business needs evolve

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in hands-on electrical hardware development
• Proven track record of shipping high-volume consumer or enterprise electronics
• Expertise in one or more of the following: Power management and battery-operated product design
• Expertise in one or more of the following: Digital and analog circuit design, simulation, and layout best practices
• Expertise in one or more of the following: High-speed digital design and signal/power integrity considerations
• Expertise in one or more of the following: Wireless system integration and EMI/EMC-aware layout techniques
• Strong hands-on experience with board bring-up, testing, and debugging
• Experience working with ODM/JDM or contract manufacturing partners to scale products to mass production
• Fluent with tools like Altium, OrCAD, KiCad, or equivalent
• 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
• Experience developing tablets, POS systems, or other connected consumer/enterprise devices
• Familiarity with firmware development in C/C++ and embedded system integration
• Experience with regulatory compliance and certification processes (FCC, CE, etc.)
• Experience supporting high-volume manufacturing and post-launch field reliability improvements
• Exposure to electromechanical or robotics systems
• You've shipped hardware at scale in customer-facing products
• Thrive in high-integrity, fast-paced, high-ownership engineering environments
• You are an engineer in your personal life and have the projects to prove it
• Have worked with in-house and contract manufacturing teams
• Are obsessed with craftsmanship
• Live and breathe extreme ownership