Remote Spacecraft GNC Engineer and ADCS Architect

Muon Space, Inc.; Lake Michigan Beach (MI); Remote; USD 166,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Muon Space, Inc. seeks a skilled Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS/GNC) engineer to design and implement guidance architectures in an embedded C++ environment.

The role emphasizes a systems mindset and collaboration across disciplines, with remote work options from an approved location in the United States. You will define requirements, analyze GNC performance, support ground-processing calibration and offline geolocation pipelines, and assist on-orbit anomaly

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc in mechanical/aerospace engineering or equivalent; 2–3 years of professional GNC experience or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Design and implement GNC architectures and algorithms in embedded C++
• Define requirements for ADCS hardware and software
• Analyze and simulate mission-specific GNC performance
• Develop ground-processing algorithms for sensor calibration
• Develop an offline geolocation processing pipeline
• Support anomaly resolution of on-orbit systems and on-call duties
• Support software- and hardware-in-the-loop test planning, execution, and validation

Skills

C++

GNC/ADCS experience

Control theory

Communication

Fast-paced environment

Education

PhD or MSc in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

Python

Julia

MATLAB

Job description

Muon Space, Inc. seeks a skilled Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS/GNC) engineer to design and implement guidance architectures in an embedded C++ environment.

The role emphasizes a systems mindset and collaboration across disciplines, with remote work options from an approved location in the United States. You will define requirements, analyze GNC performance, support ground-processing calibration and offline geolocation pipelines, and assist on-orbit anomaly