Ground Control Software Engineer - Real-Time Mission UI

Powerus; Rock Hill (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerus is seeking a Ground Control Software Engineer to build operator-facing software for mission planning, telemetry visualization, and flight review. You will work with a TypeScript/React frontend and Python or Go services to deliver responsive interfaces that handle live vehicle data.

You'll design robust backend systems, collaborate with autonomy engineers, and contribute tests and deployments while turning operator feedback into product improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent experience.
• Experience building production web apps with TypeScript and React.
• Backend experience in Python or Go with API design.
• US Person status required due to ITAR/EAR controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop ground control station features for mission planning, flight monitoring, and post-flight review.
• Create telemetry visualization and map interfaces that stay responsive with live data.
• Build backend services to ingest, store, and serve telemetry, mission, and vehicle state data.
• Design interfaces for field conditions, including sunlight, latency, and intermittent links.
• Define and consume vehicle interfaces and protocols with flight software and autonomy engineers.
• Instrument the application so field failures can be diagnosed from logs.
• Write tests and participate in code review.
• Support test events and field deployments and convert operator feedback into product changes.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Real-time data visualization

API design

Version control

Code review

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related discipline

Tools

MAVLink

Mapbox

ROS

CI/CD

Containerization

Job description

Powerus is seeking a Ground Control Software Engineer to build operator-facing software for mission planning, telemetry visualization, and flight review. You will work with a TypeScript/React frontend and Python or Go services to deliver responsive interfaces that handle live vehicle data.

You'll design robust backend systems, collaborate with autonomy engineers, and contribute tests and deployments while turning operator feedback into product improvements.