Instrument Systems Engineer
About The Position
Muon seeks an Instrument Systems Engineer to join our team in San Jose, CA with a focus on infrared remote sensing instruments. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated engineer with a versatile skill set who is comfortable working across many layers of technical depth from individual components through system level. This role will be a key member of the instrument engineering team, working across multiple interfaces to drive instrument operation from ground to orbit. Previous experience developing and operating infrared electro-optical systems, remote sensing instruments, and test infrastructure in fast-paced and small-team environments is preferred.
Requirements
- B.S, M.S., or Ph.D. in an engineering field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment, with exposure to imaging systems, infrared remote sensing instruments, and spacecraft.
- Software skills in one or more languages (e.g. Python, Julia, C, C++).
- Experience developing and operating integrated test infrastructure and systems.
- Experience working hands-on with precision electro-optical equipment.
- Experience performing data analysis, post-processing, and test report generation.
- Demonstrated project management skills and ability to collaborate with other hardware and software engineering disciplines.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and organization skills.
- Excited to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with requirements development, error budgets/traceability/flowdown, V&V planning and implementation, including on-orbit performance assessment.
- Experience with radiometric analysis, modeling, calibration, and measurement.
- Experience supporting integrated spacecraft testing and launch campaigns.
Responsibilities
- Define instrument concept of operations and the planning and transition into on-orbit commissioning, calibration/validation, and sustaining operations for new instruments and constellations.
- Define and track health metrics and system safety alerts to monitor the performance of on-orbit instruments. Support anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and mission anomaly reviews.
- Support the development and operation of ground support equipment and testbeds for instrument functional testing, calibration, and characterization.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of best practices, processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency of instrument operations.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively with instrument and spacecraft systems engineers, mission operations engineers, program managers, and customers.
- This position participates in a 24/7 on-call rotation with other team members. The on-call rotation is approximately one week per month.
Benefits
- In addition to salary, full-time employees receive 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
