Senior Instrument Scientist: Calibration Design for Space Imaging

ArcTern Ventures; United States; Remote; USD 158,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Parental leave

Job summary

Muon Space seeks a Senior Instrument Scientist to own the radiometric and geometric calibration design for our instrument, translating raw signals into science-grade, orbit-ready data. You'll define calibration methodologies, work with the Calibration Testing team to implement procedures, and support on-orbit anomaly resolution with a monthly on-call cycle.

Candidates should have 5+ years in calibration of imaging or EO hardware, strong communication skills, and experience with calibration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or doctoral degree in engineering, physics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience developing radiometric or geometric calibration methodology for imaging systems, remote sensing instruments, or comparable electro-optical hardware.
• Familiarity with calibration equipment such as integrating spheres, blackbodies, collimators, or autocollimators.
• Experience turning radiometric or geometric calibration methodology into data processing algorithms that produce calibration products.
• Strong communication skills, comfortable translating calibration methodology into requirements and test procedures across Instrument Systems, Instrument Assembly, Integration and Test, and Instrument Design.

Responsibilities

• Define radiometric calibration methodology, establishing the standards and procedures used to convert raw instrument signal into calibrated, science-grade measurements.
• Define geometric calibration methodology, establishing the standards and procedures used to determine and correct the instrument's pointing and geometric accuracy.
• Define calibration data processing and outputs, partnering with the Infrared Data Product team to ensure calibration artifacts meet downstream product needs.
• Support ground-calibration test planning, partnering with the Instrument Scientist responsible for Calibration Testing to translate methodology into executable test procedures.
• Participate in a twenty-four-hour, seven-day on-call rotation to support on-orbit anomaly resolution. The on-call rotation is approximately one week every month and a half.

Skills

Radiometric calibration

Geometric calibration

Data processing algorithms

Calibration equipment familiarity

Communication across teams

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in engineering or physics

Job description

Muon Space seeks a Senior Instrument Scientist to own the radiometric and geometric calibration design for our instrument, translating raw signals into science-grade, orbit-ready data. You'll define calibration methodologies, work with the Calibration Testing team to implement procedures, and support on-orbit anomaly resolution with a monthly on-call cycle.

Candidates should have 5+ years in calibration of imaging or EO hardware, strong communication skills, and experience with calibration