Senior Remote Sensing Data Scientist, Cal/Val

Muon Space

. Design, build, and operate production-grade calibration and image-processing pipelines for multispectral infrared imagery from FireSat and SBEM missions .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $192,000 - $213,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating calibration and image-processing pipelines for multispectral infrared imagery, with strong capabilities in Python software engineering, statistical analysis, and instrument physics. Proven ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and ensure the scientific quality and integrity of data products.

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Python Software EngineeringCalibration Of Imaging InstrumentsProduction Data PipelinesCI/CD WorkflowsStatistical Analysis

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Hard Skills

Calibration AlgorithmsProduction Code DevelopmentUnit TestingIntegration TestingRegression TestingData AnalysisAutomated TestingGeospatial Data EngineeringQuantitative ValidationInstrument Physics

Soft Skills

CollaborationAdaptabilityProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

CI/CD ToolsContainerizationMonitoring ToolsLogging ToolsAlerting ToolsVersion Control SystemsPytest

Certifications & Qualifications

PhDMSBSITAR/EAR Export-Control Eligibility

Industry Keywords

Multispectral Infrared ImageryCalibration CoefficientsData ProductsScientific DataOn-Orbit Calibration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and operate production-grade calibration and image-processing pipelines for multispectral infrared imagery from FireSat and SBEM missions
Translate calibration algorithms into hardened, well-tested production code
Own unit, integration, and regression testing across representative lab and on-orbit datasets
Analyze pre-launch and on-orbit calibration data to derive, validate, and trend calibration coefficients
Build monitoring, alerting, and automated diagnostic visualizations for calibration accuracy, noise, uniformity, and image-quality metrics
Contribute to CI/CD, deployment, containerization, and observability tooling
Partner with calibration scientists and the IR Instrument team on pre-launch and on-orbit calibration campaigns
Drive code review, version control, documentation, calibration coefficient and lookup-table management, test coverage, and reliability improvements
Work cross-functionally to ensure scientific quality, quantitative validation, and radiometric integrity of IR data products
Learn measurement techniques, geospatial data engineering, software engineering, and customer-domain implications as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

PhD with 3+ years, MS with 6+ years, or BS with 8+ years of industry experience
4+ years of experience calibrating imaging instruments
Hands-on experience with complex data from new imaging instruments
Proven track record shipping and operating production data or analytics pipelines for scientific data, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and automated testing
Experience taking scientific or numerical algorithms from prototype to hardened, maintainable production code, including unit and integration test suites and quantitative validation against reference data
Exceptional Python software engineering skills, including modern packaging, pytest or similar testing frameworks, version control, code review, and CI/CD workflows
Solid grounding in statistics, applied mathematics, and instrument physics
Ability to work with a distributed, interdisciplinary team
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
Must satisfy ITAR/EAR export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. person, eligible to access the information without export authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain required export authorization

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive equity grant
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401k retirement plan
Short-term disability insurance
Long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
12 paid holidays
Unlimited sick time
Paid parental leave
Equal employment opportunity
Reasonable accommodation for applications and interviews