Ground Control Station Software Engineer
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About the Role
We are seeking a Ground Control Station (GCS) Software Engineer to develop, integrate, and maintain GCS software for eVTOL systems. You will design telemetry reception, command interfaces, mission planning tools, and health monitoring features.
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Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Ground Control Station software for monitoring and commanding eVTOL systems
- Implement functionality for telemetry reception, processing, and visualization of aircraft state and system data
- Develop vehicle command and control interfaces enabling operators to safely interact with airborne systems
- Design and implement mission planning and execution tools to support operational flight scenarios
- Implement health monitoring and status visualization features for aircraft subsystems and avionics components
- Take end to end responsibility for GCS software requirements, architecture, and implementation
- Support software verification activities in accordance with applicable certification processes (e.g., DO 178C)
- Design and implement communication interfaces with airborne systems, including protocols such as MAVLink, UDP/TCP, and telemetry links
- Integrate GCS software with flight control systems, avionics networks, and vehicle communication infrastructure
- Support software integration and validation activities using simulation environments, SIL and HIL test setups
- Assist with ground testing and flight test operations by supporting GCS software deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting
Requirements
- Experience in developing ground control station software for aerospace systems
- Proficiency in communication protocols such as MAVLink, UDP/TCP
- Familiarity with certification processes like DO 178C
- Experience with SIL and HIL test setups
- Ability to work with flight control systems and avionics networks
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Role Overview
- The Ground Control Station (GCS) Software Engineer is responsible for the development, integration, and maintenance of ground control station software used for monitoring, commanding, and mission management of eVTOL systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain Ground Control Station software for monitoring and commanding eVTOL systems.
- Implement functionality for telemetry reception, processing, and visualization of aircraft state and system data.
- Develop vehicle command and control interfaces enabling operators to safely interact with airborne systems.
- Design and implement mission planning and execution tools to support operational flight scenarios.
- Implement health monitoring and status visualization features for aircraft subsystems and avionics components.
- Take end to end responsibility for GCS software requirements, architecture, and implementation, ensuring alignment with system level requirements.
- Support software verification activities in accordance with applicable certification processes (e.g., DO 178C), including maintaining traceability between requirements, design, code, and tests.
- Design and implement communication interfaces with airborne systems, including protocols such as MAVLink, UDP/TCP, and telemetry links.
- Integrate GCS software with flight control systems, avionics networks, and vehicle communication infrastructure.
- Support software integration and validation activities using simulation environments, Software in the Loop (SIL) and Hardware in the Loop (HIL) test setups.
- Assist with ground testing and flight test operations by supporting GCS software deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
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