Senior Remote Sensing Data Scientist

Muon Space offers a remote-friendly, impact-driven role with Equity compensation and comprehensive benefits, anchored in Mountain View, CA with the option to work remotely. You will join a team focused on end-to-end space systems, delivering mission-critical data from LEO satellite initiatives and rapid payload integration. The position provides a salary range of USD 138,000 to 198,000 per year, and the opportunity to lead production-ready code and product ownership across multiple missions, while contributing to a forward-looking geospatial data platform.

Responsibilities

• Create end-user imaging products drawn from Muon’s infrared imaging missions, spanning FireSat IOC and the SBEM program.
• Research, design, and implement scalable algorithms for image mosaicking, orthorectification, and radiometric normalization of multispectral infrared imagery.
• Act as product owner for key customer-facing imagery offerings within the SBEM and FireSat programs.
• Author and maintain technical and customer-facing design documents for imagery products, ensuring alignment between internal capabilities and stakeholder needs.
• Engage with customer technical stakeholders through TIMs, inquiries, and program meetings.
• Develop production-ready code that integrates into customer-facing data product pipelines and operational services.
• Ensure scientific quality, quantitative validation, and integrity of Orthomosaic Tile products across wildfire and SBEM missions.
• Collaborate across software engineers, calibration scientists, and instrument engineers to design, build, and maintain operational data product services.
• Learn new topics as needed, including sensor geometry and characterization, georeferencing techniques, wildfire and environmental monitoring applications, and cloud-native geospatial data engineering.

Requirements

• PhD with 3+ years of industry experience; or MS with 6+ years; or BS with 8+ years of industry experience.
• 5+ years of experience building geospatial data products from remote sensing data.
• Hands-on experience with image mosaicking, orthorectification, or related geospatial image processing techniques.
• Experience working with real-world data from new or novel imaging instruments.
• Familiarity with geospatial formats and tools such as Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF, XArray, and GDAL.
• Strong Python development and analysis skills.
• Ability to author and clearly communicate technical design documents and product specifications.
• Experience working with distributed, interdisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, and data support staff.
• Thrives in a fast-paced startup environment.

Technologies

• Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF
• XArray
• GDAL
• Python
• AWS

Benefits

• Equity compensation
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Short and long term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Three weeks paid vacation
• 12 paid holidays
• Unlimited sick time
• Paid parental leave

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 integrated technology stack enables faster time to orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in Silicon Valley is optimized for spacecraft manufacturing and rapid payload integration.

Taking Care of Our Team

Salary is only part of the total compensation at Muon. Full-time employees receive equity, plus medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401k plan, disability and life insurance. We offer three weeks of paid vacation for new hires, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave. Muon is committed to diversity and equal opportunity, welcoming applicants of all backgrounds and experiences.

ITAR/EAR Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information. To comply with U.S. government export regulations, applicants must be a U.S. person or otherwise eligible to access export controlled information without an export license, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain such eligibility.

Salary

Annual salary range: USD 138,000 to 198,000, with a competitive equity grant and a comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation is determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location after assessment during the interview process.