UTM Engineer - DoorDash Air
Core
Designing and deploying core components of DoorDash Air's internal route planning and airspace deconfliction stack to ensure safe, efficient flight paths for drone delivery.
Role type
Senior UTM Engineer (Airspace Deconfliction & Route Planning)
Builds
Interoperable services, path planning algorithms, and airspace deconfliction systems for drone delivery.
Domain
Aviation / Robotics / Logistics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Distributed systems lifecycle management, Path planning algorithms, Airspace deconfliction logic, System integration design, Tooling for system evaluation, Clean cross-organizational integration, Safety-critical software engineering, C++/Python/Go proficiency, Graph search and optimization fundamentals.
Preferred skills
UTM concepts and systems, Technical standards body engagement, Certification-aware development (DO-178, ARP4761), Real-time/embedded systems experience, Graceful degradation design.
Responsibilities
Design and deploy interoperable services passing rigorous conformance testing against external systems. Develop novel path planning and airspace deconfliction algorithms for dynamic environments. Build tools to evaluate and optimize airspace efficiency. Design integrations connecting the deconfliction stack to existing DoorDash systems. Collaborate with systems engineering and flight operations to ship real-world features. Represent DoorDash Air externally with peer companies and standards bodies.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
