Senior Camera Systems Engineer Verified today

About the role

Muon seeks a Senior Camera Systems Engineer to join our team in Mountain View, CA developing infrared remote sensing instruments. You will fully own the delivery of infrared camera subsystems to multiple concurrent programs. This is a hybrid position requiring three days per week on-site in our Mountain View office.

What you will do

• Own development of visible and thermal infrared camera subsystems including generation of technical specifications, interface control documents (ICDs), trade studies, vendor technical management, performance characterization and testing, and failure mode and root cause analysis.
• Define camera test requirements, pass/fail criteria, and test strategies, partnering with hardware and test engineering teams to ensure infrastructure meets subsystem needs.
• Define parameters for camera environmental qualification campaigns, including radiation testing and thermal environmental stress screening (ESS), reviewing test data and acting as technical authority on camera subsystem health.
• Support subsystem and instrument-level testing, including environmental (vibration, thermal-vacuum (TVAC)) testing and system characterization and verification and validation (V&V).
• Contribute to continuous improvement of best practices, processes, tools, and methodologies in instrument development.
• Collaborate with instrument and spacecraft systems engineers, data scientists, AI&T and production teams, and program managers.

What you bring

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in an engineering field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a multi-disciplinary environment with demonstrated experience with imaging systems and infrared remote sensing instruments.
• Software skills in one or more languages (e.g. Python, C++).
• Experience working with precision optical and mechanical metrology equipment.
• Experience with root cause analysis including data analysis and testing.
• Experience performing data analysis, post-processing, and test report generation for optical component and camera system performance.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and organization skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with new challenges each week.

Nice-to-have

• Exposure to design and analysis of optical components and systems.
• Experience with risk management, including risk tracking and mitigation plan development and implementation.
• Experience working in cleanroom environments.

Compensation

Salary range: $184,000 to $202,000 plus equity grant and comprehensive benefits. Final compensation based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.

Benefits

Full-time employees receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k retirement plan, short and long-term disability and life insurance, three weeks paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave.

Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information and requires applicant to be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee), eligible to access export controlled information without authorization, or eligible and reasonably likely to obtain required export authorization from applicable U.S. government agency.