BlackSky - Senior Engineer, Mission Planning

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or higher in one of the following fields: aerospace or mechanical engineering, systems engineering, computer science or equivalent. • At least six (6) years of relevant professional experience. • Experience with automation of complex systems (satellite, vehicle fleets, drones, shipping/delivery logistics etc.). • Experience with planning or optimization algorithms and fluency with inputs/outputs/constraints to such systems. • Experience writing technical requirements and driving to implementation. • Experience with project management or software product development. • Working knowledge of Go or Python. • Knowledge of software design, maintenance, and implementation including data structures, data retrieval and storage, algorithm efficiency, and maintainable scalable code. • Demonstrated initiative to identify and solve problems or inefficiencies in your current field of expertise. • Possess strong team and inter-team cooperation and organization skills. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a strong understanding of audience. • Ability to sustain a workload consisting of several concurrent, independent activities. • This program this role supports requires US citizenship. • Expertise in satellite or aerial imagery mission planning algorithms, specifically prior experience with point target, strip mapping, pushbroom, whiskbroom, wide area capture or stereo capture planning. • Fluent in satellite first principals such as orbital mechanics, attitude dynamics, and satellite systems. • Demonstrated experience with modelling/simulation projects. • Strong familiarity with orbital mechanics, attitude dynamics, and satellite systems. • Experience with planning algorithms and fluency with inputs/outputs/constraints to such systems. • Expertise with integer or linear program solvers. • Experience with embedded systems pertaining to satellites or other autonomous vehicles. • Life at BlackSky for full-time benefits eligible employees includes: • Life at BlackSky for full-time benefits eligible employees includes • BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out-of-pocket expenses! • 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more • 401(k) pre-tax and Roth deferral options with employer match • Flexible Spending Accounts • Employee Stock Purchase Program • Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs • Employer matching donations • Professional development • Mac or PC? Your choice! • While we may consider more junior candidates, the anticipated salary range for candidates at the posted level in Seattle, WA is $120,000-145,000 per year. The final compensation package offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on specific background and education. BlackSky is a multi-state employer and this pay scale may not reflect salary ranges in other states or locations outside of Seattle, WA.