Space Operations Engineer: On-Orbit Software & Data

Planet Labs PBC; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

HSA with company contribution

Paid Time Off + holidays

Parental Leave - 16 weeks

EAP (Wellness)

Home Office Reimbursement

Phone & Internet Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement

Equity

Commuter Benefits

Volunteer PTO

Job summary

Planet Labs PBC is seeking a Space Systems Engineer to join our Space Operations team in San Francisco. You will support daily satellite operations, analyze data, triage anomalies, and deploy software on-ground and in orbit, collaborating with hardware and software experts to improve fleet performance.

The role requires a data-driven mindset, proactive problem-solving, and strong communication within a technical team. This is a hybrid position with 3 days on-site in SF.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily fleet checks and support On-Call shifts.
• Test and deploy flight software upgrades, debug satellite anomalies, and perform on-orbit experiments.
• Develop and maintain real-time, mission-critical software solutions for satellite operations.
• Write scripts to aggregate satellite data and generate system monitoring metrics.
• Analyze data to identify issues and inefficiencies in the full stack of services and propose solutions.
• Create and maintain operational procedures.
• Drive improvements to fleet capacity and productivity through process enhancements.
• Provide feedback to launch, manufacturing, and spacecraft engineering teams based on on-orbit performance, technical demonstrations, and forecasting models.
• Shape operational strategies for next-generation spacecraft.

Skills

Python

Data analysis

Space domain knowledge

Team collaboration

Self-starter

Engineering fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

Git

GitLab

Docker

Jenkins

Bash

Linux

CI/CD

Sentry

Datadog

Job description

Planet Labs PBC is seeking a Space Systems Engineer to join our Space Operations team in San Francisco. You will support daily satellite operations, analyze data, triage anomalies, and deploy software on-ground and in orbit, collaborating with hardware and software experts to improve fleet performance.

The role requires a data-driven mindset, proactive problem-solving, and strong communication within a technical team. This is a hybrid position with 3 days on-site in SF.