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Intern – Space Systems Engineer – Mission Operations
| Company | Planet |
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| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $35 – $35 |
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| Type | Internship |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Internship |
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Requirements
- (Ongoing) BSc in engineering or computer science
- Proficiency in software development, particularly in Python or equivalent languages
- Data-driven mindset with experience in statistical analysis
- Proactive, self-starter approach to engineering and problem-solving
- Effective interpersonal and collaboration skills within a technical team
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain real-time, mission-critical software solutions for satellite operations
- Write scripts to aggregate satellite data and generate system monitoring metrics
- Analyze data to identify issues and inefficiencies in the full stack of services and propose solutions to improve productivity
- Drive improvements to fleet capacity and productivity through process enhancements
- Monitor satellite health and perform on-orbit experiments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with agile software development
- Experience with DevOps tools and practices (e.g., Git, GitLab, Docker, Jenkins, Bash, Linux, CI/CD, Sentry, Datadog)
- Familiarity with satellite engineering and/or the space environment and its challenges
- Hands-on experience operating spacecraft or remote systems
- Familiarity with automation and optimization tools
- Contributions to open-source software projects
