Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Muon Space is a company that designs, builds, and operates satellite constellations for Earth intelligence. They are looking for an On-orbit Geometric Calibration Engineer to focus on geometric calibration and geospatial data processing for their infrared imaging missions, particularly for the FireSat camera.
Responsibilities
- Complete on-orbit geometric calibration of new FireSat satellites during the commissioning phase
- Design and implement geometric calibration of multispectral infrared imagery from Muon's infrared missions, including camera geometry modeling and geolocation calibration
- Develop and implement geolocation calibration algorithms to validate and correct on-orbit pointing knowledge
- Continuously improve geospatial processing algorithms including bundle adjustment, orthorectification, and atmospheric corrections
- Research and develop metrics for and improvements to geometric accuracy, image registration, and spatial data quality
- Implement and operate production pipelines for geometric calibration and geospatial data processing
- Write production-ready code
- Work cross-functionally within the team and across Muon to design, build, and maintain operational services from Muon's core remote sensing missions
- Learn new topics as needed (measurement techniques, geospatial data engineering, software engineering, customer domain-specific implications)
Skills
- PhD with 5+ years of experience in a relevant domain (remote sensing, photogrammetry, geodesy, astronomy, physics, optical engineering, electrical engineering, robotics, or related field); or MS with 8+ years industry experience; or BS with 10+ years industry experience
- Strong mathematical skills, particularly in geometry, linear algebra, statistics, and modeling
- Python-based development and analysis skills
- Ability to work with a distributed, interdisciplinary team (scientists, engineers, data support)
- Prior knowledge of the science of remote sensing and photogrammetric processing including bundle adjustment and orthorectification
- Hands-on experience with geometric calibration of imaging instruments
- Experience calibrating on-orbit instruments
- Experience with mid-wave or long-wave infrared instruments and data processing
- Experience developing or applying atmospheric correction algorithms for infrared or multispectral imagery
- Familiarity with common geospatial data tooling and formats (e.g. XArray, COG, GeoTIFF, NetCDF, gdal)
- Experience with image quality assessment (e.g. MTF, spatial resolution characterization)
Benefits
- A competitive equity grant
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- A 401k retirement plan
- Short & long term disability and life insurance
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
- 12 paid holidays
- Unlimited sick time
- Paid parental leave
Company Overview
Muon Space is a space systems company that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations for earth intelligence missions. It was founded in 2021, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.muonspace.com.