Product Manager Airspace & Autonomy - DoorDash Air
Core
Own end-to-end product strategy for DoorDash Air's safety-critical software, services, and platform infrastructure to enable autonomous drone delivery at scale.
Role type
Senior Product Manager (Autonomous Systems & Aviation)
Builds
Autonomous drone delivery system integrating aircraft, autonomy stack, mission planning, UTM capabilities, and DoorDash marketplace.
Domain
Aviation, Robotics, Autonomous Systems, Logistics
Required skills
Product strategy for complex cyber-physical platforms, Autonomous systems (mission/path/motion planning, perception, localization), UTM and airspace management, Regulatory compliance (FAA, ASTM standards), Cross-functional leadership, Build/buy/partner decisions, Data strategy for geospatial/operational data.
Preferred skills
Experience scaling from 1:1 to m:N operations, Standards development organization leadership, System-level success metrics definition.
Technologies
UTM systems, Geospatial data, Flight planning services, Autonomous flight software, Cloud services, APIs.
Responsibilities
Define product roadmap for autonomy, UTM, and airspace capabilities; Integrate drone delivery into DoorDash marketplace; Lead standards compliance (ASTM F3201, F3548, F3411); Translate regulatory requirements into software capabilities; Make build vs partner decisions; Define system-level KPIs.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
