Job Description
A Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer responsible for leading the development, verification, and testing of Planet's next-generation satellite platforms, ensuring they meet technical requirements and customer needs across multiple engineering domains.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead development, verification, and testing of next-generation satellite platforms across multiple domains.
- Guide an engineering team through requirements formulation, design, integration, assembly, and testing phases.
- Coordinate with product, manufacturing, and mission operations teams to ensure satellite systems meet customer needs and are ready for mass production.
- Define subsystem interfaces, system budgets, and perform multidisciplinary design trades.
- Develop and execute validation and verification plans, including environmental and functional testing.
- Troubleshoot during satellite assembly, integration, and testing, and implement lessons learned.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or similar
- 6 years of experience in the design and development of satellite systems
- Understanding of one or multiple satellite subsystems, including Mechanical, Thermal, ADSCS GNC, Propulsion, or Electrical
- Familiarity with requirements formulation, validation, and verification best practices
- Experience with vehicle testing, including both functional and environmental testing
- Experience collaborating with technical teams
- Excellent communication skills for exchanges with vendors, contractors, and customers
- Position requires access to export-controlled information, and employment or hiring of a contractor is contingent upon the candidate's 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)
Discretionary short-term and long-term incentives, bonus, and equity
Salary range of $144,500 - $180,600 USD (specific to San Francisco)
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