# Senior Instrument Scientist, Simulation 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: Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $158K to $207K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/muonspace/jobs/5248820007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/muonspace-senior-instrument-scientist-simulation/

## 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
- 5+ years of experience coding and simulating performance for imaging systems, remote sensing instruments, or comparable electro-optical hardware
- Experience building instrument performance models or simulations, radiometric, geometric, optical, or systems-level
- 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 translating performance predictions into requirements and trade studies across Instrument Systems, Flight Software, and Mission Systems teams
- Familiarity with flight software concepts, such as operating modes, sensor readout, or scanner and pointing control

Tags: Engineering - EO/IR Instruments