Electrical Engineer, Consumer Electronics

DoorDash, Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $170,000–$250,000 / yr
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About DoorDash, Inc

DoorDash, Inc. is an American company operating online food ordering and food delivery. It trades under the symbol DASH. With a 56% market share, DoorDash is the largest food delivery platform in the United States.

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TL;DR · Electrical Engineer, Consumer Electronics

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JOB TITLE: Electrical Engineer - Consumer Electronics The Electrical Engineer - Consumer Electronics joins DoorDash Labs to develop automation and robotics solutions for last-mile logistics. This role involves owning connected devices from initial concept through production, including tablets, POS systems, and emerging robotics applications. You will design mixed-signal boards incorporating processors, power systems, sensors, and wireless connectivity while developing embedded firmware using bare metal, FreeRTOS, embedded Linux, or Android. Key responsibilities include schematic capture, layout review, board bring-up, and validation using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers. You must possess dual capability in hardware and firmware, specifically using embedded C/C++. The work focuses on solving technical challenges in merchant-facing hardware and robotics to improve logistics efficiency. You will navigate trade-offs between speed, reliability, cost, and manufacturability to deliver high-quality, scalable hardware products.

What does a Electrical Engineer earn in California?

Median $167500 from 76 postings across 15 companies.

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Skills

Embedded C C++ FreeRTOS Embedded Linux Android Schematic Capture Board Bring-up Oscilloscope Logic Analyzer Spectrum Analyzer Network Analyzer Wireless Connectivity Sensors Power Systems FCC CE

What you'll do

Translate user and business needs into integrated electrical and firmware architectures.
Design compute-based, mixed-signal boards including processors, power systems, sensors, and wireless connectivity.
Develop embedded firmware using bare metal, FreeRTOS, embedded Linux, or Android.
Lead board bring-up, validation, and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and network analyzers.
Own the full hardware lifecycle from schematic capture and layout review to production handoff.
Prototype new sensors and run experiments to extract reliable signals.
Manage connected devices from initial ambiguous product needs through field deployment.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
8+ years of hands-on product-development experience spanning electrical hardware and embedded firmware.
Experience taking customer-facing or field-deployed hardware from early concept through production and scaling designs.
Proven ability to personally design a board and write its production firmware on the same product.
Hands-on depth in compute-based board design, embedded C/C++, board bring-up, and hardware debugging.
Ability to independently develop a system architecture from incomplete requirements.
Experience across power, wireless, sensors, and interfaces to lead the whole electrical system.
Experience developing tablets, POS systems, or other connected consumer/enterprise devices (preferred).