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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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As a Firmware Validation & Integration Engineer at DoorDash Labs, you will join our autonomy software team to build robust validation infrastructure for firmware and systems. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation environments and automation frameworks from scratch, developing automated test tools, and interfacing with various control system layers such as vehicle controls and power management. You will work closely with electrical, firmware, and autonomy engineers to ensure seamless integration and reliability across the robot system. Ideal candidates have a BS/MS in Computer Science, Robotics, or Electrical Engineering, 5+ years of experience in HIL development for robotics or autonomous vehicles, and expertise in Python and C++ for test automation. Familiarity with digital electronics, buses (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN), and hardware electrical systems is essential, along with knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow and proficiency in source control tools like Git and Jenkins.
Design and build Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems for comprehensive firmware validation.
Develop automated test infrastructure to exercise multiple embedded platforms in robot systems.
Interface vehicle controls, power management, and motion control for seamless system integration.
Implement low-level test sequences to stress-test vehicle components like batteries and drive-train.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify edge cases impacting vehicle safety and performance.
What we're looking for
5+ years of experience in validation, integration, or HIL development for robotics or autonomous vehicles.
Proven experience designing and building HIL environments using Speedgoat, dSPACE, NI, or custom-built Python/Linux-based racks.
Expertise in embedded source code for low-level troubleshooting and validation of system peripherals.
Proficiency in Python and C++ for developing test automation frameworks and software simulators.
Strong understanding of digital electronics, buses (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN), and embedded peripherals.
Comfortable working with hardware electrical systems including reading board schematics and performing bring-up, troubleshooting, and system validation.
Knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow for modeling and simulation.
C
I2C
SPI
USB
CAN
RS232
RS485
Ethernet
MSP430
ARM
JTAG
SWD
RTOS
Microcontrollers
Analog sensors
Digital sensors
Debugging
Board bringup
Software development best practices
C/C++
JIRA
Agile
AWS
Azure
IoT
AI
iOS
Android
ISO 9001
Real-time OS
Embedded Linux
ST Micro
Nordic MCU
Device Driver Interaction
Edge Devices
Cloud-Connected Systems
Performance Optimization
Memory Management
Power Considerations
C
Firmware Development
Low-Level Programming
Memory-Mapped Register Access
SoC Boot Flows
Interrupts
Linker/Build Systems
Device Tree Configurations
Clock Management
Reset Management
Voltage Rails
Power-Gating Behaviors
Rust
ISO 26262
FMEA
Secure Boot
Debugging Skills
Team Collaboration
AI Development