About the role

Muon seeks a talented GNC Systems Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and managing GNC system requirements, creating and maintaining pointing/agility budgets, ensuring proper system-level integration of GNC components, and analyzing on-orbit system performance. You can go both deep and broad across the GNC system analysis and design process. With a “systems mindset” you would be a multiplier when collaborating with other disciplines to arrive at an elegant, best-fit spacecraft design. To ensure the successful execution of our mission objectives, you will work closely with cross-functional teams, including Systems Engineers, Hardware Engineers, Flight & Ground Software Engineers and Flight Operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect a modular, multi-mission spacecraft GNC subsystem.
• Develop and manage GNC system requirements and flow them down to GNC hardware and GNC algorithms teams.
• Define pointing and agility budgets to meet mission targeting, geolocation, and stability requirements.
• Guide GNC hardware procurement and development, including sensor/actuator sizing and make-vs-buy trades.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design and execute verification and validation (V&V) of the GNC system.
• Oversee development of GNC component emulators in integrated system modeling environments.
• Support integration and testing of GNC systems at both system and vehicle levels (HIL, SIL, DITL testing on testbeds and flight vehicles).
• Contribute to scheduling algorithms for dynamic tasking of remote sensing spacecraft.
• Perform anomaly resolution and support mission operations for in-orbit spacecraft as part of on-call rotations
• Inform the development of an offline geolocation processing pipeline to enhance pointing accuracy.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in spacecraft GNC systems
• Experience with attitude determination sensors and control system actuators, including reaction wheels, torque rods, star trackers, IMUs, and magnetometers.
• Knowledge of control and optimization theory, orbital mechanics
• Familiarity with geolocation pipelines, sensor calibration, and performance characterization.
• Expertise in common numerical programming environments (Python, Julia, MATLAB)
• Experience running dynamics simulations for spacecraft
• Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new opportunities each week

Nice-to-have Skills

• Experience as a systems engineer for spacecraft
• Experience with propulsive maneuvers for stationkeeping and formation flying
• Hands-on experience building test setups for GNC components
• Familiarity with space mission operations and anomaly resolution processes
• EO/IR Sensors, Optical Systems, Optical Payload, Geolocation/Georectification experience

Salary

• The salary range for this role is $143K - $207K and will depend on a candidate's skills, geographic location, qualifications, and experience as defined during the interview process.

About Muon Space

Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.

Taking Care of Our Team

At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, we provide equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.

Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too.  Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

ITAR/EAR Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.