The mix of roles shows what Planet needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
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Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅
Vice President Defense and Intelligence Engineering
3
Senior Business Development Manager
2
Space Systems Engineer
2
Customer Success Manager
2
Senior Solutions Architect I
2
Analyst
2
Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer
2
Electrical Engineer
2
Customer Success Manager II
1
Site Reliability Engineer
1
Senior Flight Software Engineer
1
Account Executive
1
Pay and level
59 of 59 listings (100%) publish a pay range. Across them the median range is $132,960 – $178,500 a year (the employer's own figures, converted to yearly; not a BLS statistic).
Most listings do not state a seniority level.
10 of 59 listings (17%) mention a remote or flexible location.
What it demands
We counted how often Planet's own 59 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 58 of 59 ads (98%) state a number of years. The median is 6 years; 64% ask for 5 or more and 19% for 10 or more.
Education
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Requirement ⇅
Ads that state it ⇅
Share of ads ⇅
Bachelor's degree
42
71%
'or equivalent experience' accepted
17
29%
Master's degree
11
19%
PhD or doctorate
5
8%
Legal and eligibility: what can rule you out
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Requirement ⇅
Ads that state it ⇅
Share of ads ⇅
U.S. person / export-control (ITAR, EAR) rules
34
58%
Security clearance mentioned
16
27%
Work authorization required
1
2%
Background check or drug test
1
2%
Working conditions
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Requirement ⇅
Ads that state it ⇅
Share of ads ⇅
Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call
59
100%
Travel mentioned
4
7%
On-site or in-person work
3
5%
Heavy lifting
1
2%
Skills and tools named most often
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Requirement ⇅
Ads that state it ⇅
Share of ads ⇅
python
25
42%
aws
11
19%
sql
10
17%
gcp
10
17%
salesforce
8
14%
kubernetes
8
14%
linux
8
14%
machine learning
7
12%
docker
7
12%
excel
5
8%
jira
3
5%
solidworks
2
3%
cad
2
3%
c++
2
3%
matlab
2
3%
How to get in
Pick the role family closest to your skills. At Planet the biggest are: DevOps / Cloud / SRE, Software engineer / Developer, Sales / Business development.
Open a job ad and read it end to end; each ad links to the employer's own application page, which is the only place to apply.
Set a free e-mail alert for new Planet jobs so you apply while the ad is fresh (1 were posted in the last 3 days).
Check pay, level and place in the tables above before you spend time on an application.
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.