System Validation Tech Lead – Satellite Testbeds

Emploive; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

HSA contribution

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Wellness Program

EAP

Home Office Reimb.

Phone & Internet Reimb

Tuition Reimbursement

Equity

Commuter Benefits

Volunteering PTO

Job summary

Planet is seeking a System Validation Tech Lead to own the end-to-end Sysval testbeds, spanning the intersection of satellite operations and software engineering. You will drive buildout, maintenance, and automation to support reliable fleet performance.

You’ll coordinate across teams, define priorities, and deliver tooling to test software and firmware updates while maximizing testbed uptime for multi-mission operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field
• 4–6 years of relevant testbed or network engineering experience
• Experience with Bash, Python or other scripting or object-oriented languages
• Experience with Linux or UNIX servers, IP Networks , Docker
• Excellent written and verbal communication and facilitation skills
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions
• Demonstrating a customer-centric mindset
• Working independently with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

• Defines and executes the roadmap for the buildout and maintenance of all systems validation testbeds
• Drives stakeholder engagement, prioritization of stakeholder feature requests, and resourcing needed to execute
• Designs and develops tooling to ensure testbed users can effectively test their software and firmware updates
• Manages testbed hardware and software configuration
• Maximizes uptime of the multi-mission testbed by triaging and resolving testbed anomalies with support of subject matter experts

Skills

Bash/Python scripting

Linux/UNIX

IP Networks

Docker

Communication

Problem solving

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Linux

UNIX

Job description

Planet is seeking a System Validation Tech Lead to own the end-to-end Sysval testbeds, spanning the intersection of satellite operations and software engineering. You will drive buildout, maintenance, and automation to support reliable fleet performance.

You’ll coordinate across teams, define priorities, and deliver tooling to test software and firmware updates while maximizing testbed uptime for multi-mission operations.