Senior Flight Dynamics Software Engineer, Mission Planning Platform
Muon Space · San Jose, CA
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About the role
Muon seeks a Senior Flight Dynamics Software Engineer to join our Mission Planning Platform team and help lead the buildout of our flight dynamics capability. Partnering with our flight dynamics lead, you will own major workstreams end-to-end — from architecture through production deployment and operations — across orbit determination, maneuver planning, and constellation-scale automation. You'll also help grow the team by mentoring earlier-career engineers and representing flight dynamics in cross-team technical forums.
Responsibilities
Own major MuFDS (Muon’s in-house flight dynamics system) workstreams end-to-end (architecture, implementation, validation, and operational rollout) across areas such as automated maneuver planning, stationkeeping and collision avoidance, and maneuver reconstruction.
Drive architecture and design decisions for flight dynamics capabilities that span team boundaries.
Support on-orbit propulsion operations, including commissioning campaigns and routine maneuvers, in coordination with propulsion vendors and subcontractors.
Lead operational response for orbit determination and maneuver-related anomalies, including deep-dive root-cause investigations and follow-on system improvements.
Represent flight dynamics in mission readiness reviews, cross-team design reviews, and interactions with external partners.
Evolve Muon's OD pipeline toward more advanced and robust methods (e.g. …
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