Senior Instrument Scientist

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virtual vocationsDenver (CO)

Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

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About the role

Owning the simulation and modeling processes, the remote Senior Instrument Scientist will develop and maintain end-to-end instrument performance simulations, build virtual instrument representations, and define flight software inputs, contributing to the performance prediction of on-orbit hardware.

Key responsibilities: Develop and maintain end-to-end instrument performance simulations, linking optical, detector, and scanner physics to predicted on-orbit capability Build and maintain virtual instrument and digital twin representations of on-orbit hardware, ensuring alignment with as-built performance Support on-orbit performance monitoring and anomaly investigation, participating in a 24/7 on-call rotation for anomaly resolution

Required qualifications: Bachelor's, Master's, or doctoral degree in engineering, physics, or a related field, or equivalent experience 5+ years of experience coding and simulating performance for imaging systems or comparable electro-optical hardware Experience building instrument performance models or simulations, including radiometric, geometric, or systems-level Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Julia, or C++, with experience in maintaining a shared codebase Strong ability to translate performance predictions into requirements across various teams

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