Jobs at Loft Orbital

Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable hybrid-cloud infrastructure. Lead automation (CI/CD, IaC), observability (metrics, tracing, logs), and SDN solutions. Collaborate with developers and satellite operators to improve developer experience, perform root cause analysis, and drive reliability and performance improvements across systems.

Own mission-level electrical systems for assigned spacecraft programs: integrate payloads, design wiring harnesses, allocate/distribute power, create interconnect diagrams and requirements, interpret ICDs and EMI/EMC test plans, support CD&H architecture, and collaborate with board designers and program teams while stepping into board-level design as needed.

Hands-on senior electrical engineer responsible for end-to-end board and power supply design, interfacing with mechanical, systems, and program teams, supporting multiple bus protocols and space vehicle subsystems, and providing electrical-systems support such as harness schematics and ICDs.

Lead technical authority for optical payloads and image quality across Earth observation missions. Define mission and payload requirements, drive supplier development and test, create calibration and data-processing strategies, support integration, launch, and in-orbit commissioning, and collaborate with mission, AIT, OPS, and customers to deliver calibrated imagery products.

Lead technical authority for optical payloads and image quality across missions. Define requirements with customers and suppliers, drive payload development and testing, develop calibration and processing strategies, support integration, launch, and in-orbit commissioning, and contribute to the Earth observation roadmap and business development.

Build and operate backend services for Loft's Oort platform, designing APIs and database interactions, integrating tools and data across teams, partnering with stakeholders to translate mission processes into reliable software, and iterating with a product mindset to reduce operational complexity.

Lead technical program execution for customer ground segment and missions by translating system architectures into detailed plans, coordinating cross-functional engineering teams and external partners, driving Agile delivery, tracking risks and milestones, and ensuring successful mission onboarding and transition to delivery teams.

Design and optimize manufacturing processes for satellite components, collaborate with cross-functional teams on manufacturing strategies, lead continuous improvement and root-cause analysis, implement corrective actions, and provide technical support and troubleshooting to production teams.

Lead and build the industrial planning framework for satellite production, own MPS, capacity and production planning, coordinate cross-functional recovery efforts, drive digital manufacturing adoption, and establish governance, KPIs, and capacity models to scale high-reliability, low-to-mid-volume manufacturing.

Manage subcontract lifecycle for strategic space suppliers: negotiate and execute multi‑million contracts, control changes, monitor supplier performance against schedule/cost/quality, assess and mitigate supply‑chain risks, ensure contractual/export‑control compliance, coordinate milestones and acceptance, and support BD and approved vendor strategy.

Set up and configure electrical test stations and fixtures, integrate and operate electronic test equipment, execute and document test procedures, analyze data, troubleshoot failures, maintain/calibrate equipment, and support test process improvements and technician training.

Own and optimize model compilation and delivery for edge accelerators; build compile/delivery pipelines, benchmarking and profiling tools; contribute to inference execution providers and SDK; coordinate with on-board software and runtime teams to meet power, thermal, and performance budgets.

Build and refine Cockpit, Loft's satellite operations web apps. Develop and maintain SPAs using TypeScript and Vue/React, integrate GraphQL APIs, write unit and integration tests, collaborate on UI/UX, and support internal teams in satellite operations.

Build and maintain backend microservices that command, monitor, and automate satellites. Own Python services end-to-end, design APIs, handle commands and telemetry, integrate with flight and ground systems, support internal users, and occasionally participate in live spacecraft operations and incident response.

Build and scale backend microservices that command, monitor, and automate satellites. Own Python production services, design APIs, handle commands/telemetry across satellite buses, collaborate with flight and embedded teams, support internal users, and participate in SatDevOps rotations to operate spacecraft and debug live missions.

Design, implement, and maintain onboard software packaging, deployment, and runtime container environments for satellites. Improve bundle management, Linux infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, validation, and scaling for multiple programs.

Design, implement, and maintain onboard software packaging, deployment, and runtime infrastructure for satellites. Work across bundle management, Linux rootfs and service management, container runtime/environment and registries, CI/CD pipelines, and product validation to ensure reliable, secure execution of customer workloads in orbit.

Lead assembly, integration, and testing of RF subsystems for spacecraft. Develop test plans, execute RF performance and environmental tests (thermal vacuum, vibration, EMI/EMC), troubleshoot hardware, analyze and report results, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize RF system performance and ensure flight readiness.

Own and harden Loft's cloud and hybrid network infrastructure (cloud networking, VPN, routing, segmentation). Define SLOs and observability, manage network-as-code with IaC/GitOps, automate toil, participate in incident response, and support platform reliability across offices and ground stations.

Own and operate Loft's cloud and hybrid network infrastructure: design architectures, secure connectivity, manage network-as-code (IaC), define SLOs and observability, automate toil, and participate in SRE incident response and platform reliability.