Principal C2 Software Engineer

Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd Verified

United Arab Emirates

Aerospace Engineers

Robotics & Flight Software Engineer

Onsite

Full time

1 day ago

Principal C2 Software Engineer

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Aerospace | Defence | Advanced Air Mobility | Autonomous Systems

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

The Opportunity

Volantes Technical Recruitment is supporting an ambitious next-generation aerospace programme in Dubai and is seeking an experienced Principal C2 Software Engineer to lead the development and integration of advanced Command & Control (C2) software solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of sophisticated mission-critical systems supporting autonomous aircraft operations, secure communications and integrated mission management capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development and integration of mission-critical C2 software systems.
• Develop scalable software architectures supporting command, control, communications and mission operations.
• Design and implement software interfaces between aircraft platforms, ground control systems and external mission networks.
• Support real-time data processing, telemetry, mission planning and operational decision-support capabilities.
• Develop and integrate software solutions for autonomous and remotely operated aircraft systems.
• Work closely with systems engineering, communications, network architecture and software integration teams.
• Support software verification, validation, integration testing and system-level qualification.
• Ensure software development aligns with applicable aerospace, defence, cybersecurity and safety-critical engineering standards.
• Provide technical leadership, design reviews and mentoring to engineering teams.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience developing complex, mission-critical software within aerospace, defence, UAV/UAS or other safety-critical environments.
• Strong understanding of Command & Control (C2), mission management or ground control software architectures.
• Proficiency in C++ and/or Python, with experience developing distributed or real-time software systems.
• Experience with software integration, communications protocols, APIs and networked systems.
• Familiarity with Linux-based development environments and modern software engineering practices.
• Understanding of software verification, validation and system integration methodologies.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams on complex technical programmes.

Highly Desirable

• Experience developing C2 software for UAVs, autonomous aircraft or defence platforms.
• Knowledge of ground control stations, mission planning systems and operational control centres.
• Experience with secure datalinks, telemetry systems and interoperability protocols.
• Familiarity with MBSE, SysML and systems engineering methodologies.
• Understanding of aerospace software assurance standards such as DO-178C, where applicable.
• Experience with distributed architectures, middleware, DDS or ROS 2.

Why Apply?

This opportunity offers the chance to join a highly innovative aerospace development programme in the UAE, working alongside experienced international engineers on advanced aircraft and mission systems technology.

You will play a key technical role in shaping the software capabilities of a next-generation aerospace platform.

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