Software Engineer (Working Student, Space Operations)

Join Planet's Space Operations team as a Working Student, where you'll play a crucial role in maintaining and optimizing the health and productivity of the world's largest Earth Observation satellite constellation. You'll develop and maintain critical software, analyze data, triage and resolve anomalies, run on-orbit experiments, and commission satellites. This position offers a comprehensive health plan, flexible time off, and opportunities for learning and growth.

• Develop and maintain real-time, mission-critical software solutions for satellite operations, including writing scripts to aggregate satellite data and generate system monitoring metrics.
• Support daily satellite operations by analyzing data, triaging and resolving anomalies, running on-orbit experiments, testing and deploying software.
• Drive improvements to fleet capacity and productivity through process enhancements, monitoring satellite health, and performing on-orbit experiments.

• Proactive, self-starter approach to engineering and problem-solving
• Proficiency in software development, particularly in Python or equivalent languages
• Data-driven mindset with experience in statistical analysis
• Ongoing BSc in engineering or computer science
• Effective interpersonal and collaboration skills within a technical team
• Hands-on experience operating spacecraft or remote systems
• Experience with DevOps tools and practices (e.g., Git, GitLab, Docker, Jenkins, Bash, Linux, CI/CD, Sentry, Datadog)
• Familiarity with automation and optimization tools
• Experience with agile software development
• Contributions to open-source software projects
• Familiarity with satellite engineering and/or the space environment and its challenges