Planet
Planet is seeking a Ground Station Engineer to join its Ground Stations Operations Team in Berlin. The role involves overseeing the installation, deployment, and maintenance of antenna systems and related hardware across a global network, ensuring operational excellence and data delivery from satellite constellations. The engineer will coordinate logistics, manage on‑site construction tasks, and track assets while working with minimal supervision.
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Company Size
501-1000 employees
Founded
2010
Planet is an Earth-imaging company that operates a large constellation of small satellites to deliver frequent, high-cadence optical imagery of the planet. Its platform and APIs provide access to PlanetScope and SkySat imagery, global basemaps, change-detection services, and analytics tailored for industries like agriculture, forestry, mapping, energy, finance, and national security. Customers use Planet for near‑real‑time monitoring, trend analysis, and decision support at global scale. The company combines satellite data, scalable pipelines, and machine‑learning tools to turn imagery into actionable insights.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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