Autonomy & Airspace Product Leader for Drone Delivery

DoorDash, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Parental leave (16 weeks)

Wellness benefits

Commuter benefits

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Medical/dental/vision

Holidays

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Mental health program

Job summary

DoorDash is seeking a Product Manager Airspace & Autonomy to own the end-to-end strategy for software, services, and autonomy required to deploy autonomous drone delivery at scale. You will connect the order/logistics platform with aircraft, autonomy stack, mission-planning, UTM, fleet-management tools, and operator workflows to ensure smooth delivery lifecycle from dispatch to completion.

You will lead direction across autonomy, aviation software, services, hardware, and platform teams, shaping

Qualifications

• Proven track record of taking complex software or cyber-physical platforms to deployment.
• Experience in autonomous systems, aviation tech, or safety-critical environments.
• Familiarity with FAA-regulated environments, BVLOS, Part 107/135/108 concepts.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end product strategy for Airspace & Autonomy across software, services, and hardware.
• Define how orders, dispatch, and airspace operations interact with autonomy stack and UTM.
• Lead roadmap across mission planning, path planning, and remote assistance.
• Define data strategy and data layers for autonomous aviation and airspace management.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and drive build-vs-buy decisions with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Product management

Autonomy product leadership

Systems leadership

Regulatory awareness

Technical fluency (autonomy)

Distributed systems

Cloud services

APIs

Data infrastructure

Hardware integration

Fleet orchestration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Embedded software

Cloud services

APIs

Data infrastructure

UTM systems

Job description

DoorDash is seeking a Product Manager Airspace & Autonomy to own the end-to-end strategy for software, services, and autonomy required to deploy autonomous drone delivery at scale. You will connect the order/logistics platform with aircraft, autonomy stack, mission-planning, UTM, fleet-management tools, and operator workflows to ensure smooth delivery lifecycle from dispatch to completion.

You will lead direction across autonomy, aviation software, services, hardware, and platform teams, shaping