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Full-Time

Flight Software Engineer

Security

Posted on 12/16/2022

Planet

Planet

1,001-5,000 employees

Global satellite imagery and data services

Food & Agriculture
Data & Analytics
Consulting
Hardware
Energy
Social Impact
AI & Machine Learning
Aerospace

Senior

San Francisco, CA, USA

Required Skills
Communications
Git
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • Proven history of thinking through complex, interdisciplinary design problems as well as debugging to identify and correct root causes
  • 5+ years of programming experience in C. Ideally, development for microcontrollers and/or low-level Linux applications
  • Experience designing and implementing communications security protocols, such as firmware signing, key exchanges, and message/stream authentication
  • Technical and organizational communication skills, especially in advisory or mentorship roles
  • Ability to tackle broad, loosely-defined assignments with minimal supervision in an iterative manner; includes requirement development, research, and prototyping
  • Comfortable with common open-source development tools (GCC, make) in a Linux environment
  • Proponent of continuous integration and automated testing
  • Familiar with build systems for Linux and embedded targets. Experience with DVCS such as git or mercurial
Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, test and debug software for our existing and future fleet of satellites, including software for embedded microcontrollers and embedded Linux
  • Design and implement the processes and protocols to safeguard satellite communications, software updates, and data integrity
  • Collaborate in cross-functional teams to design new satellite systems and implement the associated flight and ground software
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with previous aerospace projects or cubesats
  • Experience in the mobile, networking, medical, robotics, IoT, or similar embedded device industries
  • Experience with some of our key technical areas, such as cameras or other image sensors, high-speed radio communication, FPGA development, or guidance, navigation and control
  • Knowledge of industry standards for software quality practices
  • Experience building embedded OS distributions
  • Contribution to open source projects, especially small-device or similar
  • Cool side projects, great life stories, robot ownership

Specializing in high-frequency, global satellite data provision, this company stands out due to its unique ability to empower businesses, governments, and organizations with actionable insights to tackle global challenges. The firm's emphasis on transparency and accessibility in global change data makes it an ideal workplace for those passionate about technological impact and environmental intelligence. Employees thrive in a culture dedicated to innovation and making a meaningful difference in the world.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$777.7M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2010

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

30%
INACTIVE