Hybrid IR Geospatial Data Scientist — Multispectral Imagery

Muon Space, Inc.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, and vision

401k retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space is seeking a Geospatial Data Scientist to build derived data products from infrared imaging missions, turning Level-1 imagery into higher‑level products. You will work with senior scientists and engineers on the IR Data Products team, writing production-ready code and contributing to product design, validation, and documentation.

The role is hybrid, on-site in Denver three days per week, with collaboration across disciplines to deliver customer-facing data products for climate and

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with 3+ years industry experience, or BS with 5+ years industry experience.
• Hands-on experience building geospatial data products from new imaging instruments.
• Strong Python development and analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Build derived data products from infrared missions.
• Develop scalable algorithms for processing multispectral imagery.
• Contribute to product design and roadmaps with senior scientists.

Skills

Geospatial data

Python

Scientific rigor

Communication

Collaboration

Startup adaptability

Education

PhD

MS with 3+ yrs

BS with 5+ yrs

Tools

COGs

Xarray

GDAL

AWS

Job description

Muon Space is seeking a Geospatial Data Scientist to build derived data products from infrared imaging missions, turning Level-1 imagery into higher‑level products. You will work with senior scientists and engineers on the IR Data Products team, writing production-ready code and contributing to product design, validation, and documentation.

The role is hybrid, on-site in Denver three days per week, with collaboration across disciplines to deliver customer-facing data products for climate and