Senior UAV Ground Control Software Engineer

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for UAV Ground Control Station (GCS) to design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain mission-critical software supporting UAV command and control, mission planning, telemetry, and payload operations. The role covers C/C++ software development, real-time/embedded systems, HMI, and system integration with autopilots, sensors, and networking.

Ideal candidates will have 7–10+ years of hands-on experience, proficiency in RTOS environments, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain UAV GCS software using C/C++.

Skills

C/C++

RTOS

Real-time embedded

Multithreading

Software architecture

HIL testing

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Aerospace Engineering

Tools

FreeRTOS

VxWorks

QNX

ARM/STM32

CAN (Datalinks)

Telemetry systems

Job description

EDGE Group is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for UAV Ground Control Station (GCS) to design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain mission-critical software supporting UAV command and control, mission planning, telemetry, and payload operations. The role covers C/C++ software development, real-time/embedded systems, HMI, and system integration with autopilots, sensors, and networking.

Ideal candidates will have 7–10+ years of hands-on experience, proficiency in RTOS environments, and strong