Vice President Defense and Intelligence Engineering
Planet Labs · Arlington, VA
About this role
**Vice President Defense and Intelligence Engineering — Planet** **About Planet** Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. We deliver an unprecedented dataset of empirical information through a revolutionary cloud-based platform for commercial, environmental, and humanitarian sectors. We’re both a space company and a data company. **About the Role** As the **Vice President of Defense and Intelligence (D&I) Solutions Engineering**, you will lead, scale, and direct the software engineering organization responsible for building Planet’s end-to-end dual-use products and applications. You will own the technical architecture, systems development, and operational delivery of flagship dual-use products—such as **Global Monitoring Service (GMS)**, **Marine Domain Awareness (MDA)**, automated change detection feeds, and agentic workflows. In this executive engineering role, you will lead multi-disciplinary teams across **software, architecture, AI/ML, analytics, and forward deployed engineering**. You will partner directly with **Product Management, Core Platform Engineering, and Executive Leadership** to transform raw satellite imagery and API services into scalable, mission-critical dual-use software solutions. You will oversee **system availability, performance SLAs, and ITAR-compliant deployment pipelines**, serving as the senior engineering authority for Planet’s defense and intelligence software portfolio. **This is a full-time, hybrid role** requiring you to work from our **San Francisco or Washington DC office 3 days per week**. **Impact You’ll Own** - **Engineering Leadership & Delivery:** Lead, mentor, and scale multi-disciplinary software engineering teams (software, data/ML, platform, and infrastructure) building and maintaining end-to-end dual-use products like **GMS** and **MDA**. - **Architecture & Systems Design:** Define the software architecture, data models, and technical standards required to deliver high-throughput geospatial analytics, real-time alerting, and more.
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