Discover how Planet's daily satellite imagery and insights empower global decisions and actions with a multidimensional view of our changing planet. Backed by Felicis and Lux.
About the role
We are currently seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer to support Planet’s development and deployment of our next generation satellite platforms. As a spacecraft technical lead, you will guide an agile manufacturing and test team through verification and validation (V&V), as well as integration, assembly and testing (AI&T) phases for new satellite systems. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 6+ years of relevant work experience in the design and development of satellite systems
- Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar
- Experience with vehicle testing, including both functional and environmental testing
- Familiarity with requirements formulation as well as validation and verification best practices
- Familiarity with space manufacturing processes, test strategies, and V&V workflows
- Experience with avionics integration, including familiarity with first order electronics debugging
More about this role
Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.
Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.
As we control every component of hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software engineering, our office is a truly inspiring mix of experts from a variety of domains.
We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and we strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth. Join Planet and be a part of our mission to change the way people see the world.
Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.
We are currently seeking a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer to...
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