GNC Engineer

Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. They are seeking a talented Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) engineer to design and implement GNC architectures and algorithms, perform analysis and simulation of GNC performance, and collaborate on various system developments.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement guidance, navigation & control architectures and algorithms in an embedded C++ environment
• Define requirements for ADCS algorithms, hardware, and related systems - both for existing missions as well as roadmap development that unlock new customer opportunities
• Perform analysis and simulation of mission-specific GNC performance
• Collaborate on the development of ground-processing algorithms for sensor calibration
• Collaborate on the development of an offline geolocation processing pipeline
• Support 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 at least 2-3 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
• 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
• Experience with ADCS of precision pointing platforms
• Experience with spacecraft flight operations