Microwave Instrument Engineer

Climactic; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement plan

3 weeks paid vacation

12 paid holidays

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space seeks a Microwave Instrument Systems Engineer to develop microwave instruments for its satellite fleet. The role is hybrid in San Jose, requiring on-site work three days per week.

Ideal candidates have a PhD or Master's with 3+ years in microwave instrumentation, DSP, and calibration; experience in sounding or imaging is a plus. Competitive salary with equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• The candidate holds a PhD or Master’s degree in a relevant field with 3+ years of professional microwave instrumentation experience.
• Strong DSP skills and experience calibrating microwave instruments.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination abilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and fly cutting-edge microwave instruments.
• Own the instrument design, refining core components for scale.
• Design for manufacturability and cost-effective production.
• Collaborate with partners to enhance internal capabilities.

Skills

DSP implementation

Microwave instrumentation

Calibration experience

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

PhD or Master’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Python

AWS

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Microwave Instrument Engineer

San Jose, CA

About The Role

Muon seeks a Microwave Instrument Systems Engineer to support the development of new microwave instruments for Muon's growing satellite fleet. This is a foundational position on a new team where you will be responsible for the development of microwave instruments for remote sensing applications. A key element of this role will be taking existing instrument implementations and making them compatible with Muon hardware and effective to produce at scale. Prior experience and a deep understanding of microwave instrumentation design and calibration is critical, and experience in microwave sounding of the atmosphere and earth-surface imaging is ideal.

San Jose Location: This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week.

Responsibilities

• Build world class instruments: build and fly cutting edge microwave instruments
• Own the instrument: understand, design, and refine core components of the systems
• Design for scale: make existing solutions and techniques affordable to build in volume
• Collaboration and learning: work with our partners to enhance Muon's internal skills

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in relevant field plus 3+ years of professional experience, OR several years of experience hands-on with microwave instrumentation
• Background in DSP implementation for microwave instruments
• Experience with ground-based and/or on-orbit calibration of microwave instruments
• Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills
• Excited to work in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with designing/testing of microwave frontend and antenna/reflector hardware
• Background in sounding of the atmosphere and/or imaging of Earth surfaces
• Experience with common programming environments (Python) cloud services (AWS)

Salary

The salary range for this role is $184,000 - $234,000, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.

About Muon Space

Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.

Taking Care of Our Team

At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. 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.

Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

ITAR/EAR Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.

• 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C.
• 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.