Product Designer, Ground Control Station

Shield AI; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is hiring a product designer for its Ground Control Station team. The role focuses on UX for software that lets operators plan, command, and monitor autonomous unmanned aircraft in real-time environments.

This is not a general product-design posting with robotics language attached. The listing calls out spatial interfaces, operator confidence, mission-critical workflows, and direct collaboration with engineers, operators, and product teams.

Qualifications

• Product design experience in complex technical software.
• Systems thinking for real-time, mission-critical workflows.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering and operator stakeholders.
• Interest in autonomous aircraft, ground control stations, or related control software.

Responsibilities

• Shape UX for next-generation UAS ground control software.
• Design workflows for mission planning, command, monitoring, and autonomous-asset awareness.
• Build spatial interfaces that help operators act with confidence and clarity.
• Work alongside engineers, operators, and product teams on real-time control problems.

Skills

Product design

Systems thinking

Collaboration

Job description

What the role actually is

Shield AI is hiring a product designer for its Ground Control Station team. The role focuses on UX for software that lets operators plan, command, and monitor autonomous unmanned aircraft in real-time environments.

This is not a general product-design posting with robotics language attached. The listing calls out spatial interfaces, operator confidence, mission-critical workflows, and direct collaboration with engineers, operators, and product teams.

What you would work on

• Shape UX for next-generation UAS ground control software
• Design workflows for mission planning, command, monitoring, and autonomous-asset awareness
• Build spatial interfaces that help operators act with confidence and clarity
• Work alongside engineers, operators, and product teams on real-time control problems

What they are asking for

• Product design experience in complex technical software
• Systems thinking for real-time, mission-critical workflows
• Ability to collaborate with engineering and operator stakeholders
• Interest in autonomous aircraft, ground control stations, or related control software

Why this one is worth a look

Autonomous aircraft UX is a trust and control problem under pressure. This role is worth tracking because it asks a designer to make autonomous behavior understandable enough for operators who may be making fast, consequential decisions.