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Microwave Instrument Engineer

Muon San Jose💼 Full-time💰 $184,000–$184,000🗓 2026-09-02 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, build, and calibrate microwave instruments for remote sensing on satellite constellations, ensuring compatibility with Muon hardware and scalability for mass production.

Role type

Senior Microwave Instrument Systems Engineer

Builds

Microwave instruments for LEO satellite constellations

Domain

Aerospace / Remote Sensing / Microwave Instrumentation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Microwave instrumentation design, Instrument calibration (ground-based and on-orbit), DSP implementation, System design and refinement, Scalability engineering, Hardware integration

Preferred skills

Microwave frontend and antenna/reflector design, Atmospheric sounding, Earth-surface imaging, Python programming, AWS cloud services

Technologies

Python, AWS

Responsibilities

Design and build cutting-edge microwave instruments for satellite deployment, Refine core system components for compatibility with Muon hardware, Optimize instrument designs for cost-effective volume production, Collaborate with partners to enhance internal technical capabilities

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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