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About the Role

The Electro-Optical Systems team at Planet is seeking an Opto-Mechanical Engineer to drive the design of payloads in Planet’s fleet of Earth-imaging satellites, with a specific focus on opto-mechanical design and manufacturing. This role involves championing payload design efforts, leading optical system engineering from concept to flight, and collaborating with cross-functional teams in an agile aerospace environment.

Responsibilities

Own the opto-mechanical manufacturing process of optical payloads on Planet’s next-generation satellites.
Design the manufacturing line for mid-volume production of optical payloads, making data-driven decisions for efficient assembly and test processes.
Collaborate with structural, thermal analysts, and optical engineer groups to ensure payloads meet stiffness, strength, thermal, and launch survivability requirements, as well as on-orbit performance through STOP.
Drive part and assembly design, manage fabrication with vendors, perform failure analysis, and execute tolerance stackup and GD&T analyses.
Develop and maintain comprehensive design documentation.
Lead technical presentations and reviews across all design review gates.
Support test planning and qualification test campaigns.
Be hands-on with flight and test hardware.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field.
4+ years experience owning the development of opto-mechanical products from requirements through conceptual design, testing and manufacturing.
Experience designing for high-reliability space environments including launch survivability, vacuum conditions, and on-orbit performance through thermal conditions (STOP).
Experience in the design and fabrication of optical assemblies, incorporating components made from glass, carbon fiber, metals, ceramics, epoxies, as well as mechanisms and electrical elements.
Practical and direct engagement with hardware, from prototyping to production and testing phases.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience working in a dynamic environment while driving projects to completion.
Good verbal and visual communication skills.
This position requires access to export-controlled information and is contingent upon the candidate’s ability to access all applicable export-controlled information without additional export licensing.

Skills

Opto-mechanical manufacturing
Metrology
Alignment
Calibration
Manufacturing line build for precision optical systems
Dynamic hardware builds
Vibration and shock testing
Telescope assembly
Optical performance testing
Systems engineering principles
Requirements management
Trade-off analysis
DFM/DFA
SolidWorks
Zemax
Matlab
Visual Basic
Python
C/C++

Location

San Francisco HQ

Work Type

Full-time
In-office

Experience Level

4+ years

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

$144,500—$180,600 USD

Benefits

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
Generous Paid Time Off in addition to holidays and company-wide days off
16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
Wellness Program and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Home Office Reimbursement
Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
Equity
Commuter Benefits (if local to an office)
Volunteering Paid Time Off

About the Company

Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history, delivering an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a cloud-based platform to authoritative figures in commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors.
We are both a space company and data company all rolled into one.
Customers and users across the globe use Planet's data to develop new technologies, drive revenue, power research, and solve our world’s toughest obstacles.
We have a people-centric approach toward culture and community and strive to iterate in a way that puts our team members first and prepares our company for growth.
Planet is a global company with employees working remotely world wide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

Equal Opportunity

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Planet is committed to building a community where everyone belongs and we invite people from all backgrounds to apply.
Planet is an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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