Planet is an aerospace and data analytics company that builds small satellites and delivers information about the changing planet.

Planet is a startup based in San Francisco and founded by former NASA employees that collects information about its changing planet via a fleet of compact, highly capable Earth-imaging satellites. The broad coverage and high frequency of Planet's satellite imagery will enable customers with unprecedented access to global and local insights that currently are either impossible or cost-prohibitive to obtain. It designs, builds, and operates the largest fleet of satellites, as well as online software, tools, and analytics needed to deliver data to users.  Planet offers a diverse selection of imagery and analytic solutions, all made available online through our platform and web-based tools. They provide geospatial insights at the speed of change, equipping users with the data necessary to make informed, timely decisions. In addition to California, Planet has offices in Germany and Canada where they deliver market-leading geospatial imagery to a global network of customers and partners in over 100 countries. The Planet's mission is to image the entire Earth every day and make global change visible, accessible, and actionable.

Planet

GNC Engineer

Senior GNC Engineer

SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that focuses on reducing costs associated with space travel.

Space Exploration Technologies is a space-transportation startup company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX develops crew and cargo capsules, engines, cryogenic tank structures, avionics, equipment, guidance, and control software. The company is developing the partially reusable launch vehicles Falcon 1 and Falcon 9. Founded in 2002, Space Exploration Technologies is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.

SpaceX

GNC Engineer - Top Secret Clearance

GNC Engineer (Falcon)

Astranis is a space startup that builds small and low-cost telecommunications satellites to provide internet access in remote regions.

Astranis is a developer of a new satellite technology that aims to transmit data down to specific terrestrial locations with each satellite it launches. The company's mission is to help get online the 4 billion people who are without internet access. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Astranis

Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer

Vaya Space is a sustainable aviation and aerospace company producing rockets for low-reach orbit.

Privately-held Vaya Space is the leader in sustainable space access with operations in the US and Brazil. The company uses the equivalent of 2 million recycled plastic bottles per launch and produces in excess of 800 Kn of thrust from its engine cluster configuration to cost-effectively deliver over 1,000 kg of payload to precise low earth orbit, competing in the over $1T small satellite launch market.

Vaya Space

GNC Engineer - Guidance Specialist

GNC Engineer - Generalist

Rocket Lab delivers a range of complete rocket systems and technologies for fast and low-cost payload deployment.

Rocket Lab is a space, building rockets and spacecraft that make it easier to get to orbit and to do amazing things there. Rocket Lab provides end-to-end mission services that provide frequent and reliable access to space for civil, defense, and commercial markets. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron launch vehicles and Photon satellite platform and is developing the Neutron launch vehicle. Since its first orbital launch in January 2018, Rocket Lab‚Äôs Electron launch vehicle has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered 105 satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. Rocket Lab has two launch sites, including a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand, and a second launch site in Virginia, USA expected to be operational by the end of 2021. Rocket Lab‚Äôs Photon spacecraft platform has been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as the first private commercial mission to Venus.

Rocket Lab

GNC Engineer - Neutron

Launcher is developing the worldâ€™s most efficient rocket to deliver small satellites to orbit.

Launcher develops the worldâ€™s most efficient rockets and transfer vehicles to deliver small satellites to orbit.

Launcher

Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Engineer

Archer Aviation aims to accelerate the benefits of sustainable air mobility.

Archer is an aerospace company building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft focused on improving mobility in cities. The company's mission is to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. Archer is designing, manufacturing, and operating a fully electric aircraft that can carry four passengers for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150mph while producing minimal noise. Archer's team is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Location

Company Stage

Age of Data

Experience

Industry

Company

GNC Engineer

Planet

$145k - $181k

$144,500 - $180,600

SpaceX

$120k - $145k

$120,000 - $145,000

Astranis

$115k - $140k

$115,000 - $140,000

Vaya Space

$115k - $124k

$115,000 - $124,000

Rocket Lab

N/A

N/A

Launcher

N/A

N/A

Archer

N/A

N/A