Remote Spacecraft GNC Engineer — ADCS & Systems Design

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

401k plan

Disability & Life insurance

Paid vacation

Holidays

Parental leave

Unlimited sick time

Job summary

Muon Space seeks a talented Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will apply a systems mindset across the control system analysis and design process and work collaboratively to arrive at an elegant spacecraft design.

This position can be performed remotely from an approved location in the United States, with a salary range of $166,000 - $219,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent with 2-3 years of professional experience, or several years hands-on with GNC analysis and design.
• Proficient in C++.
• Knowledge of control and optimization theory.
• Experience designing, analyzing, and implementing ADCS/GNC subsystems for spacecraft.

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 ground-processing algorithms for sensor calibration
• Collaborate on the development of an offline geolocation processing pipeline
• Support anomaly resolution of on-orbit systems, including oncall duties
• Support software- and hardware-in-the-loop test planning, execution, and validation

Skills

GNC analysis and design

C++

Control theory

Python

Julia

MATLAB

Education

PhD or Master’s in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Python

Julia

MATLAB

Job description

Muon Space seeks a talented Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will apply a systems mindset across the control system analysis and design process and work collaboratively to arrive at an elegant spacecraft design.

This position can be performed remotely from an approved location in the United States, with a salary range of $166,000 - $219,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits.