Instrument Systems Engineer, Muon Space

• B.S, M.S., or Ph.D. in an engineering field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment, with exposure to spacecraft, remote sensing instruments, and imaging systems
• Experience developing system models, systems analysis, and running simulations
• Experience with system integration and delivery of complex HW/SW systems
• Experience deriving, developing, managing, and validating requirements for a multi-disciplinary technical project
• Experience driving right-sized trade studies and identifying systems solutions
• Demonstrated project management skills and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines
• Excellent communication, presentation, and coordination skills
• Ability to rapidly change roles/responsibilities while working in a high-paced, rewarding work environment
• This position requires access to export controlled information
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency

Desirable

• Muon seeks an Instrument Systems Engineer to join our team in Mountain View, CA developing optical remote sensing instruments
• At Muon, we are developing multiple missions to help understand and act on climate impacts
• In this role you will span the full lifecycle of instrument development - from initial concept, through design and prototyping, to AIT and on-orbit validation/operations
• You will be responsible for interacting with cross functional team members, vendors, and partners to develop requirements and ICDs, perform system modeling, define instrument CONOPs, and manage risk
• Muon is a lean and agile team, so keys to success in this role are your ability to “right-size” analysis and processes for differing levels of system maturity and risk, your flexibility to work with changing demands and schedules, and your effective communication of technical content to a diverse audience
• Translate science and observation requirements into technical requirements
• Develop instrument system, subsystem, and component performance models and integrate with internal simulation tools
• Manage requirements traceability and own requirements V&V
• Define instrument concept of operations and manage instrument technical budgets (e.g. power, data, mass, pointing/stability)
• Assess internal and external risks to the instrument, develop mitigation plans, and communicate them effectively
• Monitor the performance of on-orbit instruments and data pipelines, support anomaly detection and root cause analysis
• Collaborate effectively with other engineers, software developers, data product developers, ground segment team, and mission operations teams
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in instrument development and operations