# Autonomy Simulation Engineer

About the Team DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash. We explore robotics and automation to transform last-mile logistics in the long term. If you have a passion for applying robotics solutions in a service used by millions of people, then we want to talk to you! About the Role The Simulation team builds software, models, and environments to test on-road autonomous robot behavior and evaluate autonomy changes before deployment. We are hiring an Autonomy Simulation Engineer to improve simulation fidelity and accelerate the development and validation of autonomous delivery robots. You will develop production simulation software and models of robot behavior and interactions with the environment, using real-world data and repeatable experiments to calibrate and validate them. Working closely with autonomy and robotics engineers, you will own projects from design through validation and report to the Simulation Lead. We expect this role to be hybrid, with some time in-office and some time remote. You’re excited about this opportunity because you will… Develop and maintain the simulation engine and supporting software. Build and improve simulation models of robot behavior,

- **Id**: 4131588
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/doordash-autonomy-simulation-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Oakland, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T21:28:44Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T18:16:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8148
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity, Life insurance, Parental leave
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Delivery, Marketplaces

## Company

- **Id**: 3685
- **Name**: DoorDash
- **Domain**: doordash.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/doordash-usa>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Greenhouse

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 76
- **Open postings**: 76
- **Ghost share**: 0.026
- **Stale share**: 0.658
- **Repost share**: 0.039
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 63
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 198600
- **Max**: 292000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 292000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T02:35:48Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 504 · green card filings: 110; Filings 12m: 504

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 63
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 292000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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