Remote ADCS/GNC Engineer for Spacecraft Systems

Muon Space, Inc.; Yorktown (VA); Remote; USD 166,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Muon Space, Inc. is seeking a talented Spacecraft ADCS/GNC engineer to join a fast-paced team. The role emphasizes a systems mindset to optimize spacecraft design across disciplines.

The position allows remote work from an approved location and offers competitive salary with equity and benefits. You will work on GNC algorithms, ground-processing, and on-orbit support across multiple missions.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in mechanical or aerospace engineering with 2–3 years of professional GNC experience, or equivalent hands-on GNC.
• Proficiency in C++ and numerical environments such as Python, Julia, MATLAB.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and implementing ADCS/GNC subsystems for spacecraft.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement guidance, navigation and control architectures in embedded C++.
• Define requirements for ADCS algorithms, hardware and related systems for current and roadmap missions.
• Analyze and simulate mission-specific GNC performance.
• Collaborate on ground-processing algorithms for sensor calibration.
• Contribute to offline geolocation processing pipelines.
• Support on-call anomaly resolution and test planning/validation.

Skills

GNC expertise

System-level thinking

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

MS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

C++

Python

Julia

MATLAB

Job description

Muon Space, Inc. is seeking a talented Spacecraft ADCS/GNC engineer to join a fast-paced team. The role emphasizes a systems mindset to optimize spacecraft design across disciplines.

The position allows remote work from an approved location and offers competitive salary with equity and benefits. You will work on GNC algorithms, ground-processing, and on-orbit support across multiple missions.