Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer — Mission Planning

Muon Space, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 213,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Short & long term disability

Life insurance

3 weeks paid vacation

12 paid holidays

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space in San Jose is seeking a Senior Flight Dynamics Software Engineer to lead the Mission Planning Platform, owning end-to-end workstreams from architecture to production deployment across orbit determination, maneuver planning, and constellation-scale automation.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with GNC, Systems, and external vendors, and translate first-principles analysis into production-ready code in C++ and Python, in a Linux-based environment.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in aerospace engineering, astrodynamics, physics, applied math, or related field (MS preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in flight dynamics software development and operations.
• Direct experience planning, executing, and reconstructing propulsive maneuvers for operational LEO spacecraft.

Responsibilities

• Own major MuFDS workstreams end-to-end across architecture, implementation, validation, and operational rollout.
• Drive architecture and design decisions for flight dynamics capabilities that span team boundaries.
• Support on-orbit propulsion operations, including commissioning campaigns and routine maneuvers.
• Lead operational response for orbit determination and maneuver-related anomalies, including root-cause investigations.
• Represent flight dynamics in mission readiness reviews and cross-team design reviews.
• Evolve OD pipeline toward advanced methods (statistical filtering, factor graphs, improved dynamics modeling).
• Mentor earlier-career engineers on flight dynamics fundamentals and software craftsmanship.

Skills

C++

Python

Leadership

Software craftsmanship

Linux

Version control

Automated testing

Communication

Education

B.S. or higher in aerospace engineering, astrodynamics, physics, applied math, or related field

Tools

GMAT

Orekit

Ansys STK/ODTK

FreeFlyer

Job description

Muon Space in San Jose is seeking a Senior Flight Dynamics Software Engineer to lead the Mission Planning Platform, owning end-to-end workstreams from architecture to production deployment across orbit determination, maneuver planning, and constellation-scale automation.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with GNC, Systems, and external vendors, and translate first-principles analysis into production-ready code in C++ and Python, in a Linux-based environment.