Muon Space · 3 hours ago
Geospatial Data Engineer, Federal
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$203K/yr - $254K/yr
5+ years expMuon Space is building the FireSat constellation for global wildfire detection and monitoring, serving the US Defense and Intelligence communities. They are seeking a Geospatial Data Engineer to lead the development and maintenance of data processing pipelines and products for federal customers, ensuring high-quality data delivery and product ownership.
AerospaceInformation ServicesInformation Technology
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop and run the processing pipelines in Muon’s cloud infrastructure that deliver data from FireSat to federal customers
Manage the collection, processing, and delivery of data products to current customers
Product owner for imagery data products from FireSat for federal customers
Product owner for National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) file formatting
Write production-ready code for product processing and delivery pipelines
Work closely with Muon’s BD team and federal end-users to clarify customer needs
Perform experimental analysis exploring new uses of these data for federal customer use-cases
Cross-functional work with Muon teams in software, systems engineering, instrument engineering, operations, and program management to ensure the success of
Ensure the product quality, quantitative validation, and scientific integrity of Muon’s data products and services are of the highest quality
Qualification
Required
5+ years building geospatial data pipelines
Experience building and operating high-volume data processing pipelines in commercial cloud infrastructure
Experience with large data volumes
Experience working in and/or with the defense and intelligence geospatial community; passion for delivering value to our federal customers
Experience with National Imagery Transmission Format (NITF) file formatting
Experience working with real-world data from new instruments
Familiarity with common geospatial data formats (such as Cloud optimized GeoTIFF)
Exceptional skills in python-based development and analysis
Ability to work with a distributed, interdisciplinary team (scientists, engineers, data support)
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced start up environment
Preferred
Experience working with infrared data
Experience working with customers to understand their needs and pain points
Data Science experience building data products from geospatial data
Experience working data from novel imaging instruments
Experience working with large Tb-sized datasets
Ability to obtain a security clearance
Benefits
Equity compensation
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
A 401k retirement plan
Short & long term disability and life insurance
Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
12 paid holidays
Unlimited sick time
Paid parental leave
Company
Muon Space
Muon Space is a space systems company that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations for earth intelligence missions.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$225.8MKey Investors
United States Space ForceCongruent VenturesActivate Capital Partners
2025-10-08Grant· $44.6M
2025-06-12Series B· $44.5M
2025-06-12Debt Financing· $45M
Leadership Team
Jonathan Dyer
CEO
Dan McCleese
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist
Recent News
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