Senior GNC Engineer

🕒 June 1

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $138k - $208k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Muon Space

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2021

🚀 Aerospace

🔬 Science

💰 $25M Series A on 2022-08

Aerospace • Science • Environment

Muon Space is a company that designs, builds, and operates low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations optimized for Earth intelligence missions. They provide integrated technology solutions through their innovative Muon Halo technology stack, which enables rapid deployment and superior performance of satellite constellations. Muon Space offers a three-phase approach to satellite constellation development, focusing on mission architecture, hardware and software integration, and efficient operation. Their expertise in aerospace engineering and Earth intelligence contributes to addressing global challenges such as climate change and resource management. The company collaborates with government and private sectors to deliver advanced geospatial intelligence and weather data solutions.

📋 Description

• Design and implement attitude control architectures and algorithms in an embedded C++ environment • Define requirements for ACS algorithms, hardware, and related systems, including roadmap development that unlocks new customer opportunities • Perform analysis and simulation of mission-specific performance • Support performance trending and anomaly resolution of on-orbit systems, including oncall duties • Support software- and hardware-in-the-loop test planning, execution, and validation

🎯 Requirements

• PhD or Master’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent plus 5+ years of professional experience, OR several years of experience hands-on with GNC analysis and design • Software skills in C++ • Knowledge of control and optimization theory • Experience working with common LEO platform attitude actuators and sensors, including reaction wheels, magnetorquers, gyros, star trackers, and magnetometers • Expertise in common numerical programming environments (Python, Julia, MATLAB) • Experience designing, analyzing, and implementing ADCS/GNC subsystems for spacecraft • Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills • Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new opportunities each week • Experience with control stability analysis of flexible bodies

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401k retirement plan • short & long term disability • life insurance • three weeks paid vacation • 12 paid holidays • unlimited sick time • paid parental leave