Job Description
The role involves managing satellite collection and capacity planning to optimize imagery missions, ensuring efficient use of resources, and supporting the delivery of Earth observation data to customers. It requires coordinating technical and operational aspects of satellite tasking to enable high-quality imaging products.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and optimize satellite collection logic to meet customer demand
- Maximize system capacity and throughput for satellite imagery collection
- Define and manage core scheduling logic, including prioritization and deconfliction
- Validate and refine capacity modeling and feasibility studies in collaboration with mission systems teams
- Design and maintain tools and visualizations for capacity planning and commercial support
- Collaborate with tasking and ordering teams to ensure backend system support for evolving customer needs
- Lead feasibility studies to inform commercial planning and strategic decisions
Requirements
- Six years of product management experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Experience in capacity forecast demand, and the ability to handle dynamic capacity utilization for example, transportation or logistics workflows.
- Experience evaluating algorithms and models such as mathematical programming and heuristics that automate complex scheduling decisions what to collect, where to aim, and when to execute to minimize operational cost and maximize order fulfillment.
- Experience maximizing the productive output the number of high quality images from the limited resource the satellite, while effectively minimizing waste like unsuccessful tasks or images obscured by cloud cover.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity in a rapidly evolving environment.
- Track record of effectively collaborating with Missions and Operations teams to deliver results.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Outstanding written and spoken communication skills and organizational skills.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize appropriately.
- Ability to travel 5% of the year domestically or internationally.
- Experience in aerospace, Earth Observation, or geospatial systems (preferred but not mandatory).
- Experience working closely with operations teams and understanding the realities of satellite constraints (preferred but not mandatory).
- Access to export-controlled information, with the ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing being required by the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.
Benefits & Perks
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Commuter Benefits if local to an office
Volunteering Paid Time Off
Discretionary short-term and long-term incentives bonus and equity (role-dependent)
Salary range based on location and experience (e.g., $142,800 - $203,200 USD in US locations)
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