Test Automation Engineer - Labs (Foundry)

Join DoorDash Labs as a Test Automation Engineer

About the Team

DoorDash Labs, established in 2018, serves as the innovation hub for DoorDash, focusing on developing automation and robotics solutions to enhance last-mile logistics. The team's mission is to create technologies that support and augment human networks, aiming to improve efficiency for Dashers, merchants, and consumers alike. We’re ruthlessly focused on business impact. We are a highly senior team composed of former pioneers from a variety of different robotics industries. As of 2025, DoorDash has completed 10B lifetime deliveries. We’re focused on how to do the next 10B even better.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated Test Automation Engineer to join our team. This individual will play a key role in the test and validation of our unmanned platforms at the system and component levels. The ideal candidate has a strong background in test architecture development, system integration and HIL testing and debugging with a proven track record of collaboratively solving challenging problems in close-knit teams.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Design, implement, and maintain HIL and reliability test systems for hardware platforms.
• Create test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on system requirements and design specifications.
• Integrate test automation into CI/CD pipelines for continuous verification.
• Create systems to easily review, and extract insights from test results
• Troubleshoot hardware and firmware issues uncovered during testing, working with engineering teams to resolve them.
• Maintain clear documentation of test setups, procedures, and results.
• Ensure test systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with industry best practices.

We’re excited about you because you have…

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience with HIL systems (e.g., dSPACE, NI, Speedgoat, custom test rigs).
• Experience writing and automating unit tests for embedded firmware.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, bash) for test automation.
• Understanding of communication protocols such as CAN, LIN, UART, SPI, I²C.
• Experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.

Compensation

The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the pay range listed below and is determined based on job-related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. Base salary is localized according to an employee’s work location. Ranges are market-dependent and may be modified in the future.

In addition to base salary, the compensation for this role includes opportunities for equity grants. Talk to your recruiter for more information.

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

• For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year.
• For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado. $64,000—$94,100 USD

About DoorDash

At DoorDash, 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 with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.
DoorDash 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.