Staff Systems Engineer

5 days, 7 hours ago
Full-time
Lead
DevOps and Infrastructure
DoorDash

DoorDash

DoorDash empowers small business owners by providing an affordable and convenient platform for local delivery services, primarily focusing on restaurant food delivery.

Air Freight & Logistics
10K-50K
Founded 2012

Description

  • Define system requirements and interfaces for delivery platforms, translating business and operational goals into verifiable technical requirements.
  • Develop and maintain system architecture and interface control documents across subsystems and components.
  • Allocate functionality, performance, and safety constraints across hardware and software subsystems.
  • Lead trade studies and technical risk assessments to evaluate design options and support data-driven decisions.
  • Create verification and validation strategies, including test plans, acceptance criteria, and simulation requirements.
  • Coordinate cross-discipline verification activities to ensure end-to-end performance and safety.
  • Act as the technical liaison to regulatory bodies, operations teams, suppliers, and program management.
  • Support system integration into delivery workflows while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory goals.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Systems, Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline.
  • 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, requirements management, or a related role in a safety-critical or high-complexity engineering environment.
  • Experience developing and validating system requirements in self-driving, aerospace, or other safety-critical domains.
  • Proficiency with requirements management tools such as DOORS, Jama, or Polarion.
  • Experience with structured requirements traceability processes.
  • Proven ability to collaborate across Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Reliability Engineering teams.
  • Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills with experience driving complex, cross-functional engineering efforts.
  • Experience with Python or SQL for data analysis, system modeling, or test automation.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $130,600-$285,000 USD, depending on level and work location.
  • Opportunities for equity grants.
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching.
  • 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus disability and basic life insurance.
  • 11 paid holidays, paid time off, and paid sick leave.
  • Flexible paid time off for salaried roles.
  • Wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, and wellness expense reimbursement.
  • Family-forming assistance and a mental health program.

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