IR Geospatial Data Scientist for Wildfire Monitoring

Openkrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 171,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

401k

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space is hiring a Geospatial Data Scientist to build derived data products from infrared imaging missions (FireSat, SBEM). You will prototype production algorithms, turn Level-1 data into higher-level products, and deliver production-ready code for customer-facing services.

You will work with senior scientists and product owners on the IR Data Products team, contribute to design, validation, and documentation across multiple missions, in a hybrid Denver, CO environment.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS with 3+ years industry experience; BS with 5+ years industry experience.
• Hands-on geospatial data product development from imaging instruments.
• Strong Python development and analysis.
• Ability to collaborate across distributed teams and write technical docs.

Responsibilities

• Build derived data products from Muon's infrared imaging missions, spanning Muon’s IR programs.
• Implement and improve scalable algorithms for processing multispectral infrared imagery into derived geospatial products.
• Contribute to derived product design and roadmap under senior scientists and product owners.
• Contribute to technical and customer-facing design documents for derived products.
• Support engagement with customer stakeholders including TIMs and program meetings.
• Write production-ready code that integrates into customer-facing data product pipelines.
• Contribute to scientific quality and validation of derived products.
• Work with software engineers, calibration scientists, and instrument engineers.

Skills

Geospatial Processing

Python

Data Science

Sensor Data

Distributed Team

Communication

Startup Adaptability

ML/AI

Education

PhD

MS degree

BS degree

Tools

GDAL

Xarray

COGs

Job description

Muon Space is hiring a Geospatial Data Scientist to build derived data products from infrared imaging missions (FireSat, SBEM). You will prototype production algorithms, turn Level-1 data into higher-level products, and deliver production-ready code for customer-facing services.

You will work with senior scientists and product owners on the IR Data Products team, contribute to design, validation, and documentation across multiple missions, in a hybrid Denver, CO environment.