Ground Control Systems Engineer

ProFound People

Adelaide, AUonsite$110k-$140k/yrPosted Jun 26, 2026
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About the role

Ground Control Systems Engineer

Adelaide / SA.

Permanent / Full time

$110,000 - $140,000 + Super

Experience with ArduPilot / PX4 / MAVlink / Pixhawk are all advantageous (but not a pre-requisite)

This engineering role is perfect for someone with a good background of communications integration / debugging / fault-finding / testing.

The position is primarily desk based with some involvement in testing and deployment activities The right engineer is someone who thrives on the complexity of making UAV systems work — not on the aircraft, but on everything that talks to it.

Some of the day-to-day tasks you'll be getting involved with:

-Develop, configure, and maintain ground control systems for UAV platforms, including mission planning, telemetry

-Support integration of UAV subsystems ensure reliable data exchange with the ground station

-Debugging communication issues between UAV and ground station

-Testing how flight software behaves during missions/fail-safes

-Checking sensor data is correctly transmitted

-Writing scripts/tools for telemetry, logging, or automation...

If you're a problem-solver & someone who likes to take ownership & you love seeing your work in real-world environments. This is perfect for you.

Feel free to apply via the link provided & we can discuss further.

Compensation

This Control Systems Engineer role pays $110k-$140k/yr. Within typical range for control systems engineer roles in Australia.

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