GNC Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Muon Space

• $83K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Classwork in software engineering, mechanical/aerospace engineering, applied physics, or electrical engineering.
  • Proficiency in C++ and/or Python; experience with Julia is beneficial.
  • Demonstrated interest in spacecraft attitude estimation and control.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct system-level GNC analysis for spacecraft development and operations.
  • Develop or enhance GNC software capabilities.
  • Create tools for analyzing and calibrating on-orbit GNC subsystems.
  • Automate GNC performance and regression testing.

Benefits

  • Full-time summer internship with hands-on project ownership.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge spacecraft technology.
  • Collaboration with an experienced GNC Engineering team.
  • On-site experience in the innovative environment of Mountain View, CA.
Full Job Description
About the role

Summer internships will range between the months of May and September depending on university schedules. Internship is full-time and on-site in Mountain View, CA.

The Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineering team at Muon is responsible for all GNC on the spacecraft, ranging from sensor and actuator selection to system-level pointing analysis and even writing GNC flight software! Software-focused interns can look forward to owning a project from start to finish which could involve performance analysis, creation of new spacecraft operations tools, or even developing new spacecraft functionality. Come work with the team and help design the future GNC for our Spacecraft!

Responsibilities
  • Conduct system-level GNC analysis to support both development and on-orbit operations
  • Develop or improve a GNC software feature or capability
  • Build new tools to analyze, calibrate, and operate on-orbit GNC subsystems
  • Write, improve, and automate GNC performance and regression software tests
Qualifications
  • Classwork in software engineering, as well as mechanical/aerospace engineering, applied physics, and/or EE/filtering/estimation
  • Programming skills in C++ and/or python. Julia is a plus!
  • Interest in spacecraft attitude estimation and control
Nice-to-have Skills
  • Previous internship or co-op experience
  • Experience with hardware/software integration, mechatronics projects, etc
  • Previous experience on technical project teams (i.e. Rocket club, formula SAE, solar car, etc.)
  • Experience with attitude estimation or control

Pay range

Bachelor's $40/hour

Master's $45/hour Next

PhD $50/hour

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