Senior Remote Sensing Engineer, Turion Space

Missile Detection

$140-180k

+ Company stock

Python

Tensorflow

C++

PyTorch

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

5 days a week in office (Irvine, CA)

Satellite manufacturer & operator

Job no longer available

Satellite manufacturer & operator

21-100 employees

B2BManufacturingAerospace

Job no longer available

$140-180k

+ Company stock

Python

Tensorflow

C++

PyTorch

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

5 days a week in office (Irvine, CA)

21-100 employees

B2BManufacturingAerospace

Company mission

To advance space sustainability, bridge national security capability gaps, and realign incentives across the value chain in satellite manufacturing.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Strong proficiency in Python, with working knowledge of C++
Demonstrated experience with OPIR, MWIR/LWIR, missile detection, or space-based sensing
Familiarity with frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, OpenCV, ONNX, or similar
Experience working with large-scale satellite or sensor datasets
Active Secret Clearance
Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, physics, or related field
This position may include access to technology and/or software source code that is subject to U.S. export controls
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

What the job involves

We’re seeking a Senior Remote Sensing Engineer with experience in Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) systems to help us develop advanced missile warning and tracking capabilities using real-time space-based sensor data
This role is deeply technical and focused on developing and deploying intelligent detection systems that operate in orbit
You’ll work across AI/ML, aerospace, and defense domains — contributing to some of the most critical early-warning technologies in space
Develop and optimize missile detection and tracking algorithms using OPIR sensor data
Implement ML models for spatiotemporal inference on MWIR/LWIR imagery
Fuse multispectral sensor data to improve situational awareness and reduce false positives
Write and maintain core CV/AI pipelines in Python; implement performance-critical components in C++
Collaborate with systems engineers, mission analysts, and sensor teams to validate models
Analyze large-scale satellite datasets and build tools for annotation, training, and evaluation
Support integration of ML pipelines into onboard and ground systems
Contribute to proposal development, internal demos, and customer briefings as needed

Application process

Applied
Review
Technical Interview
Take Home Assessment
Final Interview
Hired

Our take

To empower critical space missions, Turion Space builds and operates DROID Satellites that its clients can control through the company's operating system (known as Starfire).

The idea behind Turion's approach is to simplify satellite operations by making them non-configurable, instead handling day-to-day operations itself. In this way, the company helps its clients to eliminate friction between platform and bus suppliers, which can hinder the potential of missions.

To support the expansion of its operations, which include non-earth imaging, space debris removal and satellite servicing, the company has raised strategic funding. This positions it well to move towards its goal of producing 45 satellites annually by 2027.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Dec 2022

$5m

EARLY VC

Sep 2021

$6.2m

SEED

Total funding: $11.2m

Company HQ

Irvine Spectrum Center, Irvine, CA

Leadership

Ryan Westerdahl

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously spent over 8 years at SpaceX, initially as a Propulsion Development Engineering Intern before becoming a Dynamics Engineer.

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