Berlin, Germany
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Have you ever wanted to command a satellite in space? How about hundreds? Our team is in charge of maintaining the largest constellation of Earth observation satellites safe, healthy, and productive. We do so with a small team of highly-skilled engineers from our offices in SF and Berlin and we are currently looking for a highly motivated and proactive working student to join our operations team. Your mission will be to support day-to-day ops, which includes making assessments based on data analysis, triage and resolve anomalies, run on-orbit experiments, test and roll out software on the ground and in space. With hundreds of active satellites, the core of our operations is automation, so you will be writing code to automate mission operations and aggregate data into metrics. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, quick learner, good communicator, and has the ability to switch contexts quickly. You will be working in a close collaborative environment, frequently communicating with hardware and software experts to understand anomalies, develop procedures and shape the way we do operations. Expect to be in the middle of it all, as the work of the Space Operations team is essential to Planet’s success. This is a part-time, hybrid role which will require you to work from our Berlin office 2 days per week. Impact You’ll Own: * Develop and enhance existing tools to automate operations * Perform daily checks on the fleet * Identify, triage, root cause and resolve satellite anomalies in space * Develop and maintain scripts to aggregate satellite data and generate metrics * Use existing and new metrics for data analysis to make assessments about the performance and health of the satellites * Proactively improve existing processes * Lead your own standalone projects to shape the way we operate our satellites
