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As an Opto-Mechanical Engineer, you will design optical payloads for satellites, ensuring performance and manufacturability while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Own sales strategy and go-to-market planning through capacity modeling, quota and territory design, account scoring, and planning-system architecture. Build scenario models, manage Pigment planning models, establish data governance and metric definitions, improve Salesforce data quality, and deliver strategic analytics and business cases to revenue leadership. The role partners across GTM teams to translate strategic decisions into scalable systems and operating frameworks.

Lead verification, validation, integration, assembly, and testing for next-generation satellite platforms. Triage technical issues, track requirements and non-conformances, assess cross-functional risks, and improve spacecraft manufacturing processes. Partner with mechanical, thermal, avionics, propulsion, electrical, software, test, and manufacturing teams to provide design feedback and ensure reliable transitions from development to production. The role is hybrid in San Francisco and requires strong spacecraft systems, testing, requirements, avionics integration, and cross-functional facilitation experience.

Own end-to-end optimization initiatives for satellite constellation operations, including problem definition, data analysis, solution design, software implementation, and KPI measurement. Develop mission-critical scheduling and optimization systems, define concepts of operations, identify operational inefficiencies, and collaborate with spacecraft, systems engineering, operations, software, and product teams. Provide technical leadership and mentorship while supporting fleet SLAs and customer commitments.

Owns complex quote support and quote-to-cash operations across global sales organizations. Ensures compliance with SOX, revenue recognition, and booking policies while advising Sales, Finance, Legal, and Systems teams. The role analyzes operational data, standardizes processes, leads scalable improvements, supports audit readiness, and influences revenue strategy and system design.

Leads spacecraft systems engineering across customer mission requirements, system-level budgets, feasibility studies, satellite assembly, integration, testing, verification, and validation. Coordinates Mechanical, Thermal, ADSCS/GNC, Propulsion, Electrical, Manufacturing, Mission Operations, and data product teams. Supports environmental, functional, and end-to-end testing, anomaly resolution, design reviews, and ground-system integration for satellite missions and constellations.

Generate qualified enterprise and government account leads for Account Executives across North America. Research target accounts, identify stakeholders, create engagement strategies, develop account plans, and execute messaging sequences. Build familiarity with Planet’s satellite imagery and cloud data platform, communicate business value, achieve monthly performance targets, and ensure seamless handoffs to Account Executives. The role collaborates with Account Executives and field marketing in a hybrid San Francisco office environment.

Leads and scales multidisciplinary engineering teams developing mission-critical defense and intelligence software from satellite imagery and APIs. Owns architecture, data models, AI/ML integration, deployment pipelines, system reliability, SLAs, and ITAR/EAR compliance. Partners with product and executive leadership to deliver geospatial analytics, real-time alerting, automated detection, and agentic workflows across commercial and sovereign cloud environments.

Analyze and visualize data to solve product, business, and operational problems. Define performance metrics with stakeholders, develop and maintain accurate data models, and build datasets, dashboards, self-service tools, and data pipelines. The role uses SQL, Python, Git, dbt, and Omni, supports geospatial and enterprise data analysis, and contributes to a collaborative team through discussions and code reviews.

Design and optimize complex satellite PCB and PCBA layouts for RF, microwave, power, digital, analog, and mixed-signal systems. Manage Altium libraries, fabrication and assembly documentation, configuration control, material and process selection, and vendor coordination. Ensure high-quality, high-reliability production meeting IPC standards, review subcontractor layouts, and support DFM, DFT, and design rule checks. The role is hybrid in San Francisco and involves export-controlled information.