The Senior/Staff Test Engineer role at DoorDash Labs involves developing and validating unmanned platforms to enhance last-mile logistics. The team focuses on creating innovative automation and robotics solutions, emphasizing business impact and efficiency for Dashers, merchants, and consumers. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in test development and execution, as well as root cause analysis. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with a highly skilled team.

• A bachelor's or advanced degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Mastery of test equipment such as environmental chambers, vibration tables, and DAQs.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively.
• Experience designing and building testers and equipment.
• Ability to write Python scripts to automate reliability tests.
• Experience with CAD and shop tools to design and build fixtures and/or test rigs.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

• Run and monitor tests within the facility and at outside test labs.
• Collaborate with the team to identify and understand test failures.
• Develop test methods and equipment to uncover failures before they occur in the field.
• Conduct root cause analysis of lab and field failures and suggest design changes.
• Create novel and scaled tests for autonomous systems.