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Senior GNC Engineer

Muon Space · San Jose, CA

Posted about 3 months ago · $138,000 - $208,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
82 days
Muon Space's roles stay open a median of 78 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
88% of Muon Space's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Muon Space
high
113 stale, 2 reposted of 115 open
Hiring momentum
131 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Muon Space's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Muon Space.

About this role

The Senior GNC Engineer at Muon will focus on spacecraft attitude control systems, working on tasks from evaluating sensor and actuator options to defining and executing test plans for hardware verification. Responsibilities include characterizing GNC hardware performance, managing vendor interactions, and supporting on-orbit performance monitoring and anomaly resolution. The role requires collaboration with various teams and staying updated on industry advancements.

Our read on this posting3.8out of 5
benefits
5/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Muon Space as an employer.

What you need

  • Master’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering or applied physics, or equivalent years of experience hands-on with GNC hardware
  • Familiarity with common models of spacecraft attitude sensors and actuators
  • Availability to work in our San Jose location
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week

Nice to have

  • A passion for shipping real products quickly
  • A commitment to keeping complexity as low as possible
  • Hands-on experience building mechatronics projects that work
  • A track record of writing code that others enjoy reading

What you get

  • Salary range of $155,000 - $231,000
  • Competitive equity grant
  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Short & long term disability and life insurance
  • Three weeks paid vacation for new employees

Worth weighing

  • No work experience is explicitly required, indicating potential for varying levels of autonomy and responsibility based on experience
  • The role involves on-call rotations for anomaly resolution, which may impact work-life balance
  • The position requires access to export controlled information, limiting applicant eligibility

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Listed by Muon Space on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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