Working Student, Space Operations
Planet
Posted
Feb 20, 2026
Location
Germany
Type
Part-time
Mission
What you will drive
- Develop and enhance existing tools to further automate operations
- Perform daily checks on the fleet
- Identify, triage, root cause and resolve satellite anomalies in space
- Develop and maintain scripts to aggregate satellite data and generate metrics
- Use existing and new metrics for data analysis to make assessments about the performance and health of the satellites
- Proactively improve existing processes of satellite operations
- Lead your own standalone projects to evolve the way we operate our satellites
Impact
The difference you'll make
This role helps maintain the largest constellation of Earth observation satellites that deliver empirical information to commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors, enabling customers to solve the world's toughest obstacles.
Profile
What makes you a great fit
- Ongoing B.S or M.S Degree in an Engineering, Software, or Science related field
- Software development experience in Python or equivalent
- Passion for space technology and its applications
- Initiative and the ability to tackle unique challenges
- Familiarity with statistical analysis and data-driven development
- Experience with data visualization
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness to collaborate across teams
Benefits
What's in it for you
- Generous time off including vacation, holidays and company global days off
- Comprehensive Leave Policies
- Employee Wellness Program
- Home Office Reimbursement
- Monthly benefit to choose from a variety of providers (Urban Sports Club, Groceries, Clothes, Entertainment, Transportation...)*
- Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
- Access to LinkedIn Learning
- Volunteering Benefits
About
Inside Planet
Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history, delivering an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a cloud-based platform to commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors to help solve the world's toughest obstacles.