GNC Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

• 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!
• Muon is a small and fast growing startup which offers interns the experience to get direct mentorship and have real impact on our programs
• As an intern, you’ll collaborate with a dynamic team in a startup environment and have the chance to learn from some of the most accomplished and experienced aerospace professionals in the industry
• We’re committed to offering an experience where your decisions and contributions play a pivotal role in driving Muon’s success
• 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

Benefits

• 100% health, dental, and vision coverage for employees; 50% coverage for dependents (Concierge Medical offered through One Medical where available)
• Parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
• Generous time off policy
• 401(k) plan through Betterment and equity management through Carta
• Fully stocked kitchen at our HQ and we cater lunch 3 days per week
• Dog-friendly office

• We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition
• 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
• Interest in spacecraft attitude estimation and control
• 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!
• 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