Sr. Technical Program Manager; Hardware - Dot

About the Team

Door Dash Labs is an independent team within Door Dash. We are working on building autonomous delivery robots from the ground-up and other automation solutions as part of Door Dash's core delivery platform. If you have a passion for applying AI and robotics solutions in a service used by millions of people, then we want to talk to you!

As the Hardware TPM at Door Dash Labs you will play a central role within the robotics hardware team and across all of Door Dash Labs as we improve last-mile deliveries using autonomy.

You will report to the Lead of our Technical Program Management team. This role requires onsite presence in one of our two HW Labs in either San Francisco or Oakland minimum two days per week.

• Be part of an exciting effort to develop and manufacture an autonomous delivery robot
• Work with our robotics hardware, software, autonomy and operations teams on a daily basis to solve challenging technical autonomous vehicle problems
• Program manage and help lead development, testing, validation and manufacturing of our current and next generation mechanical, electrical and electronic robotics hardware
• Take hardware projects from product requirements or engineering concept to public roads driving
• Work with leaders and engineers across Hardware, Software, Firmware, Controls, Autonomy and Ops to plan, track, follow up and resolve issues
• Leverage your expertise not only in hardware but software and firmware integration as well
• Manage vendor relationships domestically and internationally, both for prototyping and mass production.

• B.S., M.S., or PhD. in engineering, e.g. robotics, mechanical, electrical or computer science
• 8+ years of industry experience working in engineering and program management
• Experience with software and hardware development processes
• Experience taking hardware from product requirements to mass production overseas, e.g. consumer or automotive electronics
• A track record of managing complex, cross-functional programs
• Excellent understanding of vehicle mechanicals and electronics and their interplay with firmware and software for a robotics system
• Strong knowledge of autonomous vehicle sensor systems and compute systems
• Working knowledge of program management tools
• Jira
• Confluence
• Smartsheet/MS Project
• Google Workplace applications

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.

$193,800 — $285,000 USD

At Door Dash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

Door Dash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We re committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

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