Remote GNC/ADCS Aerospace Engineer

Muon Space, Inc.; California City (CA); Remote; USD 166,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Muon Space, Inc. is seeking a Senior GNC engineer to design and implement guidance, navigation & control architectures in an embedded C++ environment. The role supports existing missions and roadmap development, with a remote work option from an approved location.

You will analyze GNC performance, define ADCS requirements, collaborate on an offline geolocation pipeline, contribute to hardware-in-the-loop testing, and work toward flight operations expertise while holding US security clearance.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent plus at least 2-3 years of professional experience, OR several years of experience hands-on with GNC analysis and design
• Software skills in C++
• Expertise in common numerical programming environments (Python, Julia, MATLAB)
• Experience with control stability analysis of flexible bodies
• Experience with ADCS of precision pointing platforms
• Experience with spacecraft flight operations
• US Government security clearance

Responsibilities

• Design and implement guidance, navigation & control architectures and algorithms in an embedded C++ environment
• Define requirements for ADCS algorithms, hardware, and related systems - both for existing missions as well as roadmap development that unlock new customer opportunities
• Perform analysis and simulation of mission-specific GNC performance
• Collaborate on the development of an offline geolocation processing pipeline
• Support software- and hardware-in-the-loop test planning, execution, and validation

Skills

C++

Python

Julia

MATLAB

GNC analysis

Spacecraft flight operations

ADCS

Education

PhD or Master’s in mechanical or aerospace engineering

2-3 years of professional experience in GNC

Job description

Muon Space, Inc. is seeking a Senior GNC engineer to design and implement guidance, navigation & control architectures in an embedded C++ environment. The role supports existing missions and roadmap development, with a remote work option from an approved location.

You will analyze GNC performance, define ADCS requirements, collaborate on an offline geolocation pipeline, contribute to hardware-in-the-loop testing, and work toward flight operations expertise while holding US security clearance.