Planet is a global company that uses space to help life on Earth. They are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their Calibration and Validation team, which is responsible for ensuring the integrity and evolution of their geometric models. The role involves designing and implementing automated processes to calibrate hundreds of satellites, troubleshooting geometric image quality issues, and driving ongoing performance characterization.
Requirements
- 10+ years of industry experience with statistical processing and analysis techniques of large sets of measurement data
- Bachelor’s degree in Photogrammetry, Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics, relevant to geometric characterization of space imaging platforms
- Hands-on, can-do attitude, great interpersonal skills, and ability to collaborate effectively
- Understanding of end-to-end image processing chain – from sensor electronics and image ancillary data to geometric characterization
- Passion for Programming, Photography, Remote Sensing, Earth Sciences, and Geography
- Extensive experience leveraging scientific computing using Python in a Unix/Linux environment
- Knowledge of how to scale code with cloud computing resources, e.g. AWS or GCP
- Practical experience in solving problems by exploiting large cloud-based datasets
- 5+ years remote sensing experience + track record of software automation of analysis of imagery/maps
- Master’s degree or PhD in a relevant scientific/engineering field
- Hands-on experience with calibrating and operating very high resolution optical satellites
- Familiarity with design and construction of imaging/capture/camera hardware
- Active contribution to open source projects
Benefits
- Paid time off including vacation, holidays and company-wide days off
- Employee Wellness Program
- Home Office Reimbursement
- Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
- Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
- Equity
- Volunteering Paid Time Off
