Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Closures (City Hopper)
Core
Design and execute closure systems for DoorDash's next-generation autonomous delivery vehicle, ensuring robust access systems for millions of delivery cycles.
Role type
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Autonomous Vehicle Closures)
Builds
Closure systems for commercial autonomous delivery fleets
Domain
Robotics, Automotive Engineering, Last-mile Logistics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Automotive body/closure/mechanism system design, Closure mechanisms (hinges, latches, actuators, linkages, counterbalance), High-volume manufacturing processes (sheet metal, casting, molding, extrusion, welding), CAD (NX, SolidWorks, CATIA), Tolerance analysis & GD&T, Structural design & fatigue analysis, Simulation tools (FEA, kinematic analysis, MATLAB, Python)
Preferred skills
Commercial vehicle/autonomous vehicle/robotics experience, High-duty-cycle product design
Technologies
NX, SolidWorks, CATIA, FEA, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Own architecture, design, and execution of closure systems; Partner with industrial design, vehicle architecture, systems engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams; Design for high-volume manufacturing; Validate concepts using simulation tools; Review CAD and troubleshoot hardware on prototype floor.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
