Spacecraft GNC Engineer

From the posting

About the role

Muon seeks a talented Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control System (ADCS) AKA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate can go both deep and broad across the control system analysis and design process. They would use a “systems mindset” to be a multiplier when collaborating with other disciplines to arrive at an elegant, best-fit spacecraft design.

This position can be performed remotely from an approved location.

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

Qualifications

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 …

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