Flight Test Engineer, DoorDash Air

The role

You will plan, execute, and analyze flight tests for next-generation delivery aircraft. You will act as the bridge between engineering and flight operations to ensure data quality and test safety.

What you will do

• Plan, scope, and execute flight tests to evaluate vehicle performance, control behavior, and system reliability.
• Act as the primary interface between engineering and flight test operations.
• Analyze flight test data to assess vehicle dynamics, control performance, and subsystem interactions.
• Develop and maintain Python- and SQL-based analysis tools.
• Use SIL and HIL environments to validate software updates, control algorithms, and sensor integrations.
• Identify and quantify failures, performance deviations, and reliability trends.
• Contribute to the creation of test plans, procedures, and reports.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or a related engineering discipline.
• Strong foundation in flight test engineering, including test planning, instrumentation, flight test data reduction, and safe test execution.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL for data analysis, tooling, and automation.
• Experience building reusable libraries or analysis frameworks.
• Comfortable with Git-based version control and collaborative software development workflows.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with C++ codebases
• Experience with electric aircraft systems, including battery modeling, motor performance characterization, or electric propulsion integration
• Ability to support adjacent disciplines such as aerodynamics, GNC, or wind tunnel testing

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits match
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Family-forming assistance
• Mental health program

About the company

DoorDash Labs is the innovation hub for DoorDash, focusing on developing automation and robotics solutions to enhance last-mile logistics. DoorDash is a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery.