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Senior Remote Sensing Data Scientist, Cal/Val

Muonspace · Denver, CO · On-site

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About Muonspace

Design, build, and operate mission-optimized satellite constellations with Muon Space. Backed by Air Street.

About the role

Muon Space is building a family of infrared imaging missions designed for global wildfire detection and monitoring, weather and cloud characterization, and space-based environmental monitoring. Muon's IR Data Products team builds the analytics system that processes the data from our spacecraft's custom multispectral imaging instruments into data products and analytics for diverse end-user stakeholders from these missions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • PhD with 3+ years of industry experience, or MS with 6+ years industry experience, or BS +8 years industry experience
  • 4+ years of experience calibrating imaging systems
  • Hands-on experience interpreting complex data from imaging instruments to improve data quality and instrument utility
  • Demonstrated experience translating research code to production. You’ve either done this yourself, or worked closely with a team to make this leap
  • Exceptional skills in python-based development and analysis
  • Strong statistical and mathematical skills
More about this role

Muon Space is building a family of infrared imaging missions designed for global wildfire detection and monitoring, weather and cloud characterization, and space-based environmental monitoring. Muon's IR Data Products team builds the analytics system that processes the data from our spacecraft's custom multispectral imaging instruments into data products and analytics for diverse end-user stakeholders from these missions. We are seeking a Calibration Data Scientist to join the team to build out the on-orbit data calibration system.

In this role, the candidate will join Muon’s calibration team to develop calibration and image processing of the unique multi-spectral infrared data from several instrument variations in Muon’s IR missions. The calibration function has a mandate that spans both the FireSat Initial Operating Capability (IOC) commissioning and Muon's Space-Based Environmental Monitoring (SBEM) program. This role will join our calibration science team to advance the radiometric calibration and image processing methodology and operational implementation across Muon’s IR mission. In this role the candidate will collaborate with the IR Instrument team on pre-launch...

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