About the job
Welcome to Planet. We are dedicated to harnessing the power of space to benefit life on Earth.
Planet designs, constructs, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites ever created. This constellation provides an unparalleled dataset of empirical information through a groundbreaking cloud-based platform, serving key players in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We embody both a space and a data company.
Our clients worldwide utilize Planet's data to innovate technologies, increase revenue, advance research, and tackle some of the world's most formidable challenges.
With comprehensive oversight over hardware design, manufacturing, data processing, and software development, our office is a vibrant hub of experts from diverse fields.
We prioritize a people-centric culture and community, striving to evolve in a manner that values our team members and positions our company for future growth. Join Planet and contribute to our mission of transforming how people perceive the world.
Planet is a global organization with team members working remotely from around the world and from offices in San Francisco, Washington, D. C., Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and the Netherlands.
About the Role:
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Calibration and Validation (CalVal) team, you will play a vital role in enhancing the integrity and progression of our geometric models. You will craft and deploy automated, scalable processes to ensure our products consistently surpass stringent geometric specifications and service level agreements (SLAs). Your responsibilities will include developing photogrammetric models, error budgets, and calibration concepts for our high-resolution monitoring programs, ensuring spatial integrity across various fleets. Furthermore, you will lead ongoing performance characterization and act as the principal investigator for intricate image quality issues, troubleshooting sensor models and geometric anomalies to devise long-term solutions that uphold Planet's exemplary spatial data standards.
This is a full-time, hybrid position requiring you to work from our Berlin office three days per week.

