Muon Space
Senior Instrument Systems Engineer
$166K–$223K
Mountain View, CA +2 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 6, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Mountain View, California, United States
Remote - Experience
- 5+ years of multidisciplinary experience.
- Education
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in an engineering field, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person, eligible to access export-controlled information without export authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain required export authorization. Ability to obtain TS/SCI security clearance is required; active clearance is strongly preferred.
About the job
Leads infrared remote-sensing instrument systems engineering from concept through on-orbit operations for national security missions.
What you'll do
- Lead instrument architecture trades, concept of operations, radiometric modeling, requirements flowdown, and verification planning.
- Manage technical budgets and interface documents across instrument subsystems.
- Support optical instrument assembly, integration, testing, and on-orbit anomaly resolution.
What they ask for
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in an engineering field, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of multidisciplinary experience with exposure to imaging systems, infrared remote sensing instruments, and spacecraft.
- Software skills in one or more languages, such as Python or Julia.
- Experience with root cause analysis, data analysis, testing, post-processing, and test report generation.
Nice to have
- Experience integrating and interpreting STOP analysis results.
- Hands-on precision optical and mechanical metrology experience; environmental testing, spacecraft testing, launch campaigns, or cleanroom experience.
Pay
USD 166,000 to USD 223,000 base salary
Tools
Python, Julia
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