The Senior UTM Engineer role at DoorDash Air focuses on building core components for internal route planning and airspace deconfliction systems. This position is part of a team dedicated to making drone delivery a reality by ensuring safe and efficient flight operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in distributed systems and a strong background in aviation or related fields. The role involves collaboration with various teams to enhance the aerial delivery network.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in the full lifecycle of distributed systems in aviation, finance, communications, healthcare, or similar fields.
• Experience building and shipping production services that interoperate with external systems.
• Hands-on experience with path planning, routing, or deconfliction problems in dynamic environments.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience with languages common to safety-critical distributed systems.

• Design, build, and deploy interoperable services that pass rigorous conformance and integration testing.
• Develop novel path planning and airspace deconfliction algorithms for safe and efficient routes.
• Build tools to evaluate and optimize airspace efficiency and utilization.
• Design integrations connecting the deconfliction stack to existing DoorDash systems.
• Collaborate with systems engineering, commercial operations, and flight operations to ship features.