Senior Calibration Scientist, Imaging Systems

Climactic; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation (3 weeks) & holidays

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space is seeking a Senior Instrument Scientist for Calibration Testing in Mountain View. You will own the hardware and software setup used to calibrate the instrument on the ground and define procedures to execute our calibration methodology, delivering validated results for flight readiness.

The role requires 5+ years in calibration test infrastructure, strong programming skills in Python/Julia/C++, and excellent communication across teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building or operating ground calibration test infrastructure for imaging systems or related electro‑optical hardware.
• Hands‑on experience with calibration equipment and ground/testbeds used for integrated campaigns.
• Proficiency in Python, Julia, or C++ and maintaining shared codebases.
• Strong communication to present calibration results across teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop hardware and software infrastructure for ground calibration.
• Define ground‑calibration test procedures for campaigns with spacecraft or ground testbeds.
• Deliver ground‑calibration results and reports.
• Collaborate to ensure calibration methodology aligns with test infrastructure.
• Participate in a 24/7 on‑call rotation for on‑orbit anomaly support.

Skills

Ground calibration infra

Calibration hardware tools

Programming: Python/Julia/C++

Communication skills

Education

Engineering/Physics degree or related

Tools

Integrating spheres

Blackbodies

Collimators

Autocollimators

Job description

Muon Space is seeking a Senior Instrument Scientist for Calibration Testing in Mountain View. You will own the hardware and software setup used to calibrate the instrument on the ground and define procedures to execute our calibration methodology, delivering validated results for flight readiness.

The role requires 5+ years in calibration test infrastructure, strong programming skills in Python/Julia/C++, and excellent communication across teams.