Philip Linden is a Senior Space Systems Engineer with nine years of hands-on experience designing, operating, and researching spacecraft systems, currently at Planet after progressing from flight operations to senior systems roles. His background spans avionics, electro-optical systems, and structures work from internships at SpaceX to engineering roles at Lockheed Martin and GE Aviation, giving him deep cross-disciplinary fluency in spacecraft hardware and operations. Philip has also contributed to academic and industry research as a Research Fellow with the Open Lunar Foundation, reflecting a curiosity-driven approach to advancing lunar and planetary capabilities. Based in upstate New York, he pairs practical flight-ops experience with mechanical engineering training from RIT and a penchant for public engagement—as a podcaster and self-described space nerd who keeps an old GitHub account up for posterity.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BS/ME Dual Degree, Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace Option, BS/ME Dual Degree, Mechanical Engineering/Aerospace Option at Rochester Institute of Technology
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Philip Linden - Senior Space Systems Engineer at Planet