Aerospace GNC/ADCS Engineer - Remote

Muon Space, Inc.; Iowa; Remote; USD 166,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Three weeks paid vacation

12 paid holidays

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space, Inc. seeks a Senior GNC engineer to design and implement guidance, navigation and control architectures in an embedded C++ environment.

The role involves defining ADCS requirements for current missions and roadmaps, and performing GNC analyses to support mission objectives. The ideal candidate holds a PhD or MSc in mechanical or aerospace engineering (or equivalent) with 2–3 years of professional GNC experience, or substantial hands-on GNC work, and is proficient in Python, Julia,

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent with 2–3 years of relevant experience, or extensive hands‑on GNC work.
• Proficient in C++ for embedded environments.
• Experience with ADCS, precision pointing, spacecraft operations; US Government clearance

Responsibilities

• Design and implement GNC architectures and algorithms in an embedded C++ environment.
• Define requirements for ADCS and related systems for existing missions and roadmap development.
• Perform analysis and simulation of mission-specific GNC performance, and support test planning and validation.

Skills

Embedded C++

Python

Julia

MATLAB

Control theory

Education

PhD or MSc in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Python

Julia

MATLAB

Job description

Muon Space, Inc. seeks a Senior GNC engineer to design and implement guidance, navigation and control architectures in an embedded C++ environment.

The role involves defining ADCS requirements for current missions and roadmaps, and performing GNC analyses to support mission objectives. The ideal candidate holds a PhD or MSc in mechanical or aerospace engineering (or equivalent) with 2–3 years of professional GNC experience, or substantial hands-on GNC work, and is proficient in Python, Julia,