UTM Engineer - DoorDash Air
About The Position
DoorDash Air is building drone delivery through high-reliability electrical systems, aircraft, and robotics solutions developed by DoorDash Labs. The Senior UTM Engineer will build core components of DoorDash Air’s internal route-planning and airspace-deconfliction stack. These systems determine where aircraft can safely fly, coordinate with other operators and airspace authorities, and communicate mission and airspace status to internal stakeholders and external systems. The role involves designing and operating interoperable, uptime-critical distributed services; developing path-planning and airspace-deconfliction algorithms; and building tools to assess and improve airspace efficiency. The engineer will integrate the deconfliction stack with DoorDash systems and collaborate with systems engineering, commercial operations, and flight operations to deliver features that work in real-world flight. They will also represent DoorDash Air in industry collaboration, working groups, and standards activities focused on interoperable deployments.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience across the design, development, deployment, and operation lifecycle of distributed systems in aviation, finance, communications, healthcare, or another field where interoperability and uptime are central; safety-critical experience is ideal.
- Experience building and shipping production services that interoperate with systems outside the candidate’s control, including passing external or open-source conformance or certification testing.
- Hands-on experience with path planning, routing, or deconfliction in dynamic environments, or strong algorithmic fundamentals in graph search, optimization, or motion planning.
- Experience building evaluation and analysis tools that provide visibility into system performance and efficiency.
- Ability to design integrations across organizational boundaries and explain technical system status to commercial, operations, and other non-engineering stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills and comfort representing work and the company in standards groups, industry forums, or collaboration with other companies.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience with languages and approaches used in safety- and uptime-critical distributed systems, such as C++, Python, or Go, and familiarity with real-time or fault-tolerant system design.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. The posting also accepts a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, Robotics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with airspace management, air traffic control, or UAS traffic management (UTM) concepts and systems.
- Experience contributing to or engaging with technical standards bodies or open-source interoperability efforts.
- Familiarity with certification-aware development processes such as DO-178 or ARP4761.
- Experience with real-time or embedded systems, or systems designed to degrade gracefully under partial failure.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and deploy interoperable services that pass rigorous conformance and integration testing with external systems and partners.
- Develop path-planning and airspace-deconfliction algorithms for safe, efficient routes in dynamic real-world environments.
- Build tools to evaluate and optimize airspace efficiency and utilization.
- Integrate the deconfliction stack with DoorDash systems and translate mission and airspace status into actionable information for internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate with systems engineering, commercial operations, and flight operations to deliver features suitable for real-world flight.
- Represent DoorDash Air with peer companies, working groups, and standards bodies, contributing to interoperable deployments across the industry.
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with employer matching
- 16 weeks of paid parental leave
- Wellness benefits
- Commuter benefits match
- Paid time off and paid sick leave
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 11 paid holidays
- Disability insurance
- Basic life insurance
- Family-forming assistance
- Mental health program
- Equity grant opportunities
- For salaried roles, flexible paid time off/vacation and 80 hours of paid sick time per year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
