planetlabs
Electrical Engineer
At a Glance
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Posted
- 2026-05-13T14:54:19-04:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Aerospace
- Defense
- Embedded Systems
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
Requirements
4+ years of experience in taking designs from schematics to manufacturing
Experience with power, analog, and mixed signal PCB design
Experience with Altium tools for PCB design
Experience using lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters
Excellent solder rework skills
Experience with embedded systems and peripheral interfaces (e.g, I2C, SPI, USB, CAN, Ethernet, etc)
Compensation & Benefits
These offerings are dependent on employment type and geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy.
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)
Responsibilities
Join a small, dedicated team driving the design and end-to-end production of Planet’s cutting-edge satellite constellation.
This is your chance to own the process, from concept to flight, optimizing for medium-scale mass production.
If you are passionate about contributing technology to a mission that is actively monitoring and changing the world, and are excited by the idea of seeing your hardware launched into space aboard a rocket, this is the role for you.