Shield AI
Ground Control Station (GCS) Software Engineer (R4758)
Dallas, Texas · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- Senior: 5+ years with a bachelor’s, 4+ with a master’s, or 2+ with a PhD. Staff: 7+, 6+, or 4+, respectively. Senior Staff: 10+, 9+, or 7+, respectively.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD, with the experience alternatives specified for each level; no equivalent-experience alternative stated.
About the job
Develop ground control station software for unmanned aerial systems, connecting responsive operator interfaces with backend systems for mission planning, telemetry, and real-time control.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize low-latency ground control software and high-performance client/server applications.
- Build React and TypeScript interfaces for operator workflows and visualization of spatial data, sensor feeds, and mission state.
- Collaborate across engineering teams, contribute to system architecture, and lead features from design through deployment.
What they ask for
- Relevant real-time or performance-sensitive software experience; UAV, robotics, autonomous vehicle, or simulation experience is preferred.
- Proficiency in a strongly typed programming language and experience with web technologies, especially React, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Node.js.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and ability to deliver software collaboratively.
- Ability to obtain security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with GCS software, mission planning tools, or real-time visualization platforms.
- Familiarity with REST or gRPC, WebSocket or telemetry protocols, relevant standards, containers, CI/CD, distributed systems, cloud integration, or control-system security.
Tools
React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, C#, Java, C++, Docker
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative