Spacecraft GNC Hardware Engineer (Hybrid)

Muon Space, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Benefits package

Vacation: 3 weeks

Paid holidays: 12

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space, Inc. seeks a talented Spacecraft Attitude Control System (ACS/GNC) hardware engineer to join our team in Mountain View, CA. Hybrid role requires on-site work three days per week and collaboration across hardware, software, electrical, and thermal teams.

The position covers design, testing, and on-orbit support for GNC hardware, with trade studies, test planning, and vendor coordination. Strong communication skills and appetite for fast-paced challenges are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or applied physics, or equivalent years of experience hands-on with GNC hardware.
• Familiarity with common models of spacecraft attitude sensors and actuators.
• No work experience is explicitly required; the role will include more autonomy and responsibility with more experience.
• Availability to work in our San Jose location.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate GNC sensor and actuator trade space to meet power, cost, performance, and ConOps requirements.
• Characterize GNC hardware performance and interactions with other systems, like software, electrical, and thermal.
• Build, validate and improve simulation models of GNC components.
• Perform trade studies to inform sensor and actuator configuration on the spacecraft.
• Define and execute test plans for design verification, qualification testing, and acceptance testing, at the standalone component level and integrated system level.
• Work with the Supply Chain team to manage vendor interactions and ensure products are delivered on schedule and with the expected performance.
• Work with the integration and hardware teams on system integration.
• Monitor the performance of GNC hardware on orbit and support anomaly resolution, participating with on-call rotations as needed.
• Support hardware-in-the-loop test planning, execution, and validation.
• Keep up to date on the state of the art of the industry.

Skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Autonomy

Fast-paced environment adaptability

Education

Master’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or applied physics

Job description

Muon Space, Inc. seeks a talented Spacecraft Attitude Control System (ACS/GNC) hardware engineer to join our team in Mountain View, CA. Hybrid role requires on-site work three days per week and collaboration across hardware, software, electrical, and thermal teams.

The position covers design, testing, and on-orbit support for GNC hardware, with trade studies, test planning, and vendor coordination. Strong communication skills and appetite for fast-paced challenges are essential.