Lead analytics engineering at Planet from Denver or Washington DC, guiding computer vision and geospatial analytics across a hybrid organization.

As Director of Engineering, Analytics, you will lead managers and engineers building models and pipelines from satellite imagery. You will scale analytics for Global Monitoring Service and Maritime Domain Awareness across classified and unclassified environments. The work includes staffing, delivery, operating models, and foundation-model transition.

Key Responsibilities:

- Build staffing plans and recruit engineering talent
- Manage performance and develop organizational bench depth
- Own analytics interfaces with GMS and MDA teams
- Define classified and unclassified development strategies




- Plan pipeline costs and ten-times capacity growth

Requirements:

- Eight-plus years in software or machine learning engineering
- Six-plus years leading engineering teams and managers
- Production experience with computer vision or geospatial analytics
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- US person status and clearance eligibility required

Direct Planet’s analytics engineering organization through scaling, delivery, foundation models, and classified operating requirements.

📌 Director of Analytics Engineering (Canada)
🏢 Planet
📍 Canada