Senior Reliability Engineer - DoorDash Dot

<div class="content-intro"><p><img style="display: none; max-width: 100%;" src="https://click.appcast.io/greenhouse-te8/a31.png?ent=34&amp;e=22630&amp;t=1701374353806" width="1px"> <img style="display: none; max-width: 100%;" src="https://track.jobadx.com/v1/i.gif?utm_pixel=224e990b-8ff4-4287-8d5d-2ff09647f181&amp;utm_ptz=EST&amp;utm_rqt=track" alt="" width="1"></p></div><h2><strong>About the Team</strong></h2> <p>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.&nbsp; We’re ruthlessly focused on business impact.&nbsp; We are a highly senior team composed of former pioneers from a variety of different robotics industries.&nbsp; As of 2025, DoorDash has completed 10B lifetime deliveries.&nbsp; We’re focused on how to do the next 10B even better.</p> <h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2> <p>We are seeking a highly motivated <strong>Senior Reliability &amp; Test Engineer</strong> to join our team. This individual will play a key role in the development and validation of our unmanned platforms at the system and component levels.</p> <p>You will partner closely with EE, ME, and Autonomy teams to translate mission needs into robust, reliable hardware. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment where reliability and test rigor determine program success. You will be hands-on in developing test methods and equipment to uncover failures before they happen in the field.</p> <p>You will partner closely with EE, ME, and Autonomy teams to translate mission needs into robust, reliable hardware. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment where reliability and test rigor determine program success.</p> <h2><strong>You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Architect and implement rigorous validation strategies, utilizing <strong>Python scripts</strong> for automation while leveraging <strong>CAD and shop tools</strong> to engineer bespoke test fixtures and hardware rigs.</li> <li>Oversee experimental execution across internal facilities and external laboratories, maintaining technical mastery over vibration tables, environmental chambers, DAQ systems, and ingress protection testing.</li> <li>Translate high-level vehicle reliability requirements into granular performance metrics for mechanical, electrical, and software sub-stacks while leading formal FMEA and FTA sessions.</li> <li>Spearhead forensic investigations into hardware failures via the FRACAS framework, driving design iterations to eliminate potential field issues during the development phase.</li> <li>Collaborate with cross-functional autonomy and engineering teams to validate sensor performance, software reliability, and HIL simulation environments.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>We’re excited about you because…</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Minimum of five years of professional involvement in reliability validation or hardware testing for robotics, unmanned platforms, or automated vehicle systems.</li> <li>Possession of a Bachelor’s or higher degree in Mechanical, Systems, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering.</li> <li>Demonstrated technical proficiency with environmental chambers, vibration tables, and DAQ systems, alongside hands-on capability with <strong>CAD and shop tools</strong>.</li> <li>Adept at utilizing <strong>Python scripts</strong> for automating test procedures and a deep understanding of the interplay between autonomy software and physical hardware.</li> <li>Excellent communicative and analytical skills with a track record of implementing rigorous structure within multifaceted testing environments.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p