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 grant

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Muon seeks a talented Spacecraft Attitude Control System (ACS) AKA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) hardware engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate has experience or is excited to work with attitude sensors and actuators from component sizing analysis through build-vs-buy decisions, integration, testing, and on-orbit support.

This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our Mountain View, CA office three days per week.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or applied physics, or equivalent hands-on experience with GNC hardware.
• Familiarity with spacecraft attitude sensors and actuators.
• No work experience required; role offers autonomy 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

Sensor/actuator models

Communication skills

Mechatronics experience

Readable code writing

Fast-paced environment adaptability

Education

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

Job description

Muon seeks a talented Spacecraft Attitude Control System (ACS) AKA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) hardware engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate has experience or is excited to work with attitude sensors and actuators from component sizing analysis through build-vs-buy decisions, integration, testing, and on-orbit support.

This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our Mountain View, CA office three days per week.