doordashusa
Staff Simulation Engineer - Foundry, DoorDash Air
At a Glance
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Posted
- 2026-07-07T14:32:55-04:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Engineering
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Logistics
- Medical
- Regulatory
- Robotics
Benefits & Perks
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Requirements
10+ years of experience in robotics or physics-based simulation.
Numerical integration methods
Rigid-body dynamics and contact modeling
Collision detection algorithms
Rendering pipelines and sensor simulation
Experience integrating simulation environments with robotics autonomy stacks.
Responsibilities
Staff Simulation Engineer
to build an end-to-end aerial autonomy simulation stack at DoorDash Labs.
This is a highly technical, hands-on leadership role focused on defining and implementing the simulation architecture that underpins autonomy development, validation, CI/CD testing, and pilot training.
You will operate as the technical authority for simulation: owning core architecture decisions, developing key components yourself, and setting engineering standards.
You will build and mentor a small, high-caliber simulation team while remaining deeply involved in implementation and system design.
This role is ideal for someone who has built simulation systems from first principles, understands simulator internals deeply, and is excited to create a world-class platform from scratch.