Mission Planning Software Engineer

constellr GmbH - Munich - Global - Construction & Infrastructure

Location: Hybrid, Munich

Team & Reporting line:  Imaging Operations/Mission Planning Unit, Reporting to the Image Operations Lead.

Our Mission 

At constellr, we're harnessing the power of space to solve one of Earth’s greatest challenges: climate resilience & security in a changing world. Our thermal satellite constellation delivers the most accurate land surface temperature data on the market, equipping commercial players, governments, defence agencies, and global institutions with the thermal intelligence they need to make strategic decisions– from national security and infrastructure to agriculture and climate resilience. 
 
As a fast-scaling company with offices in Brussels, Freiburg, Munich, Washington and Toulouse, our multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and strategists is building the future of space-based Earth observation.

Your Role:

As our Mission Planning Software Engineer, you will shape the software systems that enable automated, scalable mission planning for our satellite constellation. Working at the intersection of space operations and software engineering, you will transform mission objectives and operational constraints into reliable planning systems that power daily satellite activity. You will collaborate across operations and product teams to define how missions are planned and executed at scale, supporting the evolution from manual workflows to a unified, automated platform that directly drives satellite command and imaging execution. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build core mission planning services and algorithms that power mission planning applications for a growing satellite constellation 

  • Shape the architecture and design of mission planning systems to ensure scalability, reliability, and long-term operability 

  • Run, monitor, and maintain mission planning systems in live production environments 

  • Define engineering standards for reliability, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, safety, and operational compliance 

  • Collaborate across Flight Operations, Flight Dynamics, Payload, Satellite Operations, and Product leadership to turn mission needs into technical direction and system design