Working Student, SpaceOps
Labels
- Type
- Working student
“As a Working Student, you'll support daily satellite operations, analyze data, triage and resolve anomalies”— from the posting
- Pay
- Paid (amount not stated)
“The expected starting gross salary range for this role is listed below.”— from the posting
About this role
Part-time working student role in Planet's Space Operations team in Berlin, supporting daily satellite fleet operations. Tasks include writing monitoring software and scripts, analyzing satellite data, resolving anomalies and running on-orbit experiments. Requires being on site three days a week and ongoing bachelor studies in engineering or computer science.
From the original posting
Welcome to Planet. We believe in using space to help life on Earth. Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest constellation of imaging satellites in history. This constellation delivers an unprecedented dataset of empirical information via a revolutionary cloud-based platform to…
Read the full posting ↗What this means for you
- Working students (Werkstudenten) are regular part-time employees, so the minimum wage applies (€13.90 per hour).
- Working more than 20 hours a week during the semester can end your working-student status for social insurance. Non-EU students: these working days count toward your limit of 140 full / 280 half days per year.
- The posting doesn't say which languages you need. If it's written in German, assume German may be expected — ask the company.
- EU/EEA and Swiss students have no work-day limit and can work like German students.
General information, not legal advice. Rules can change and your situation may differ — check with your university, the employer or your Ausländerbehörde.