Planet
The Spacecraft Qualification Engineer will join a small engineering team at Planet to support the end-to-end development, testing, and qualification of spacecraft platforms. This hands-on role involves participation in design, manufacturing support, environmental test campaigns, and process improvements. The position is full-time and based in the San Francisco office, requiring collaboration across engineering and manufacturing teams and occasional travel for testing and integration.
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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