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Ascent AeroSystems · 4 weeks ago

Software Engineer - UAV Systems

Wilmington, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$120K/yr - $140K/yr

3+ years exp

Ascent AeroSystems is one of the most exciting companies in the unmanned aerial system (UAS) industry, seeking a versatile Software Engineer – UAV Systems to contribute across flight software, networking, and application development. The role involves developing mission-critical software for aerial robotics and customizing ground control station software to support new mission capabilities.

AerospaceCommercialDronesHardwareInternet of ThingsMilitaryProduct DesignPublic Safety

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Leah Ciappenelli

Responsibilities

Customize and extend ground control station software to support new mission capabilities and hardware integrations

Develop embedded software and integrate sensor payloads on onboard computers and microcontrollers

Design, implement, and troubleshoot communication pathways including telemetry, command/control, and video streaming

Build and maintain cross-platform mobile applications that interact with UAV systems in real-time

Work with drone communication protocols and networking stacks, including over cellular and VPN-based architectures

Participate in integration, field testing, and validation of hardware/software components

Contribute to system diagnostics, logging, documentation, and production test tooling

Qualification

C++PythonEmbedded systemsMobile applicationsDrone communication protocolsIP networkingReal-time video streamingLinux developmentSystem-level debuggingHardware integrationFAA Part 107 certification