Senior Manufacturing Engineer - DoorDash Air
Core
Building the first high-volume drone assembly line for DoorDash Air's autonomous food delivery platform, focusing on process creation, tooling specification, and production scaling.
Role type
Senior Manufacturing Engineer (Electronics/Aerospace)
Builds
High-reliability drone assembly lines and production processes for autonomous delivery vehicles
Domain
Aerospace robotics and electromechanical manufacturing
Required skills
Design for Assembly (DFA), Process FMEA (PFMEA), factory layout design, assembly tooling specification, cross-functional collaboration, manufacturing process creation, MBOM development
Preferred skills
High-volume electromechanical/aerospace/robotics production experience, composites/electro-mechanical sub-assemblies knowledge, supplier evaluation
Technologies
DFA, PFMEA, MBOM, PCBAs, composites
Responsibilities
Apply DFA principles to optimize drone platforms for manufacturability; Own PFMEA development to mitigate assembly failure modes; Design and iterate factory layout and workstations; Specify and qualify assembly tooling, fixtures, and jigs; Partner cross-functionally to troubleshoot build issues; Create manufacturing processes, MBOM, and work instructions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC