Senior Systems Engineer, EO/IR Payloads

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a key technical member of the Mission Innovation team, developing, analyzing, showcasing, and experimenting with new EO/IR payload concepts and associated technologies.

• Establish system and payload requirements, create advanced simulations and models, and conduct thorough technical analysis for preliminary payload concepts and applications.

• Discover and facilitate innovative imaging modes and new operational applications.

• Lead and assist in early-stage R&D initiatives and proposals as the Principal Investigator.

• Collaborate with Product and Applied Science teams to transform initial ideas into viable technical frameworks and demonstrations.

• Assess technical trade-offs, radiometric models, and system budgets for unconventional applications.

• Conduct feasibility studies, literature reviews, and trade analyses for initial mission, instrument, and data concepts.

• Assist with customer outreach, capability demonstrations, and proposal development.

• Produce technical proposals, white papers, and concept studies that articulate Muon's offerings and mission relevance while steering R&D roadmaps.

⛳️ Requirements

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in an engineering discipline, Physics, Optical Sciences, or equivalent experience.

• Over 5 years of experience as a systems or instrument engineer, with extensive technical expertise in the EO/IR payload engineering field.

• Background in infrared, multispectral, hyperspectral, or comparable remote sensing phenomenologies.

• Experience in EO/IR and related space missions within both government and commercial sectors.

• Proven ability in traditional systems engineering, encompassing requirements development, simulation/modeling, and comprehensive technical analysis.

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Julia, or MATLAB, for modeling, simulation, and data analysis.

• Required ability to obtain a TS/SCI security clearance; active clearance is highly preferred.

• Willingness to travel 25–30% of the time.

• Understanding of early-stage business development, strategic capture, and customer discovery.

• Experience in developing radiometric models and/or scene simulations.

• Hands-on experience with rapid prototyping, experimental payloads, or capability demonstrations.

• Familiarity with space systems development, particularly small satellite remote sensing system architectures.

• Strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills.

• Excellent collaborative abilities for working across engineering, satellite operations, mission architecture, and business development teams.

• Must meet applicable U.S. Government export-control eligibility criteria.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity compensation.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401k retirement plan.

• Short-term disability insurance.

• Long-term disability insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Three weeks of paid vacation for new employees.

• 12 paid holidays.

• Unlimited sick time.

• Paid parental leave.