Sales Engineer

Summary

Join Planet as an Associate Pre-Sales Engineer and contribute to our mission of changing how people see the world. This full-time, remote position based in India involves collaborating with the APJ Sales Engineering team to support sales processes. You will leverage your geospatial data expertise to prepare data, identify compelling data examples, conduct research, and create reports. The role requires strong GIS skills, experience with satellite data, and proficiency in Python scripting. Planet offers a remote-friendly work environment and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience taking on new challenges and approaching them with a positive attitude
• A passion and understanding for geodata in ArcGIS or QGIS
• Experience working in a team environment
• Able to work in APJ time zones and work remotely
• Knowledge in GIS, coordinate reference systems, digital image processing
• Understanding of distributed systems, cloud platform, API and software tools
• Scripting experience in Python
• Experience working with satellite remote sensing data
• Minimum 3 years of work experience
• Fluent in English

Responsibilities

• Work with the sales engineers to understand what is required by the customer to address their unmet need or problem
• Prepare geospatial data from both the customer and internal Planet requests for further use in the sales process
• Search for compelling data examples in Planet´s image archives, to assist customers and convincing them to use such in their daily work
• Conduct literature and press research for finding most suitable demonstration use-cases for Planet data
• Provide detailed research reports to the APJ Pre-Sales team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in customer facing technical onsite
• Experience in computer Vision AI/ML
• Experience in ENVI, Erdas
• Basics of Hyperspectral image processing
• Experience in programming like Python, Java, shell scripting
• Experience in Google Cloud Platform

Benefits

• Time off including vacation, holidays and company global days off
• Healthcare coverage
• Remote friendly work environment
• Employee Wellness Program
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
• Equity Options
• Volunteering Benefits