Senior Electrical Engineer

Planet(1 month ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$162,600 - $203,200Electrical Engineering

About this role

Senior electrical engineering role on a small team responsible for driving the design and end-to-end production of Planet’s satellite constellation, owning the process from concept to flight and optimizing for medium-scale mass production. The position supports integration with manufacturing and systems teams and contributes to qualification and validation activities for flight hardware. This is a full-time, hybrid role requiring three days per week in the San Francisco office and supports Planet’s mission to deliver satellite imaging data to commercial and environmental customers.

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Required Skills

Electrical Design
Analog Design
Power Design
Thermal Design
Mixed Signal
Schematic Capture
PCB Design
Signal Integrity
Power Integrity
Harness Design

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Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Aerospace Engineering

About Planet

planet.com

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.