Summary
Philip Jales is Director of Earth Intelligence at Spire Global, leading teams that transform commercial satellite observations into operational weather forecasts and climate insights. With eight years of focused experience in GNSS-reflectometry and a prior tenure as Senior GNSS Engineer at SSTL, he bridges mission engineering and data-driven product delivery for atmosphere, precipitation, soil moisture and ocean-surface monitoring. He oversaw the maturation of a signals-of-opportunity constellation and is integrating next-generation hyperspectral microwave sounders to sharpen weather-event prediction. Based in the Greater Southampton area, he combines satellite systems know-how with practical operational forecasting impact, pairing hands-on mission leadership with strategic product deployment. An engineer who moved from payload and mission design into end-to-end intelligence delivery, he’s comfortable translating complex remote-sensing science into actionable services for commercial and operational users.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer