Planet

Planet is an aerospace and data analytics company that builds small satellites and delivers information about the changing planet.

501-1000 employees
Founded 2010
$200M post ipo equity
Geospatial
Public Company

Remote Work Available

This company offers remote work opportunities.

Open Positions18

Delhi, IndiaFull-TimeSpace, Data, GeospatialPosted
  • Act as the lead point of contact for high-stakes military and governmental agencies, fostering long-term partnerships built on trust and mission success.
  • Partner with customers to deeply understand their specific mission requirements and guide them in integrating Planet data into their existing geospatial workflows.
  • Masterfully navigate the complexities of Indian interagency relationships, identify key stakeholders, and build bridges to drive wide-scale adoption.
  • Own the renewal process and identify opportunities for growth, ensuring long-term contract stability and advocating for new use cases.
  • Act as the internal "Voice of the Indian Government" within Planet, collaborating with Product, Sales, and Engineering teams to influence the roadmap.
  • Analyze and transit specific mission requirements into value creation by navigating complex interagency relationships.
  • Develop and execute Success Plans that define clear KPIs for the customer, ensuring their "Mission Success" is quantifiable and visible to their leadership.
  • Achieve value expansion by identifying new customer use cases.
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About Planet

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites, delivering daily, global coverage. This unprecedented dataset and cloud-based platform provide insights to commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. They empower users to make timely decisions and solve global challenges.

How We Work

Planet fosters a welcoming atmosphere built on intentionality, generosity, and responsibility. They champion a culture of learning, collaboration, and making an impact. Team members are smart, passionate, and united by a shared mission. The company embraces a people-centric approach, striving to put team members first. They operate with a global, remote-friendly model, with employees working across San Francisco, Washington D.C., Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

Engineering at Planet

Planet's engineering team tackles hard problems, from designing and operating the largest fleet of Earth observation satellites to building a geospatial platform that processes 30 TB of data daily. They pioneer small satellite communication systems, including board-level hardware, antennas, and ground station equipment that achieve record data rates. Engineers work on next-generation RF/MW hardware transceiver and circuit design up to 30GHz, system design, and antenna development. They are also building core infrastructure, including Kubernetes clusters and cloud-based services on GCP and AWS, to ensure secure and scalable operations. Planet is actively exploring future space-based AI infrastructure, facing challenges like radiation hardening, thermal management, and high-bandwidth ground communications.

Why Join Us

  • Contribute to a mission-led public benefit corporation using space technology for global good.
  • Work with a diverse team of experts across hardware, software, and data domains.
  • Drive innovation in Earth observation, from satellite design to AI-powered analytics.
  • Operate in a remote-friendly environment with a focus on continuous learning and impact.

Benefits & Perks

  • 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.

Tech Stack

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