# Senior Instrument Scientist, Calibration Testing at Muonspace

- Company: Muonspace
- What the company does: Design, build, and operate mission-optimized satellite constellations with Muon Space. Backed by Air Street.
- Company website: https://muonspace.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $197K to $218K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/muonspace/jobs/5248812007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/muonspace-senior-instrument-scientist-calibration-testing/

## About the role

Muon's Instrument Science team, part of our broader Electro-Optical/Infrared Instruments organization, defines the science, models and calibrates the instrument, and validates its performance, translating physics into orbital capability from concept through end of life.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's, Master's, or doctoral degree in engineering, physics, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Hands-on experience with calibration equipment such as integrating spheres, blackbodies, collimators, or autocollimators, as well as spacecraft testbeds used for integrated test campaigns
- Software proficiency in one or more languages, such as Python, Julia, or C++, including experience writing code that others depend on, tested, reviewed, and maintained in a shared codebase
- Strong communication skills, comfortable delivering calibration results and reports across Instrument Assembly, Integration and Test, and the Infrared Data Product team
- Experience with visible and infrared sensors, and scanner characterization
- Exposure to radiometric or geometric calibration methodology

Tags: Engineering - EO/IR Instruments

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