Senior Satellite Systems Engineer
Senior Satellite Systems Engineer
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16-03-2025
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Loft Orbital builds a space infrastructure providing a fast & simple path to orbit. Using different flight proven buses we design integrate and operate spacecrafts to fly physical or virtual customers payloads. We handle entire missions from end to end significantly reducing the leadtime and risk of a traditional space mission.
As a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer at Loft you will work as lead engineer for one or several satellite missions simultaneously each one flying a single/multipayload configuration. You will be the technical reference for these missions working closely with mission manager and all the Loft teams: products development teams flight and ground software AIT and operations.
Using flight proven satellite buses and Loft designed payload hub infrastructure you will lead the development activities of the missions you are in charge of.
*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60 of the criteria women and other marginalized people tend to only apply when they meet 100 of the qualifications. At Loft we value respectful debate and people who arent afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you dont check all the boxes.
About this role:
- Work with customers to develop and manage system requirements and verification techniques and flowdown to software or hardware teams.
- Develop in collaboration with team members interface specifications and derive overall satellite architecture and design.
- Work with product and subsystems engineers to develop and maintain technical budgets for spacecraft performance.
- Work with flight operations to develop mission CONOPS supporting the development of Service Level Agreements with Lofts customers
- Assist with program management and product management including interfacing with customers on programmatic and schedule matters
- Support test procedures and participate in the integration test campaign launch and inorbit commissioning
Must Haves:
- You have 5 to 10 years demonstrated experience as a spacecraft systems engineer or equivalent experience in at least two different subsystems (ADCS Mechanical Thermal Power Avionics
- You have strong communication and organizational skills
- You challenge norms in aerospace engineering and testing activities and or experienced in fastpaced development environment
- You have experience in small satellite assembly integration and test campaigns and/or in spacecraft delivery to orbit
- You handle pressure positively and are always ready to put handson
Nice to Haves:
- Experience in Electrical subsystems
- Proficient with STK
- Knowledge of Python
- International experience
Some of Our Awesome Benefits (FR):
- Equity we want you to have an active role in our success
- Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT and flexible working hours we want you to be at your best
- Health and life insurance we care about your health
- Lunch Vouchers because lets be honest we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it #loftgourmand
- Crossoffice travel opportunities between San Francisco Colorado and Toulouse to learn from our differences
- Company and team offsites and many other events to work & celebrate together
- Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable
Some of Our Awesome Benefits (US):
- 100 companypaid medical dental and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
- Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
- 100 employer paid Life AD&D ShortTerm and LongTerm Disability insurance
- Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave and 12 paid holidays
- 401(k) plan and equity options
- Daily catered lunches and snacks
- International exposure to our team in France
- Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
- Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive inclusive fertility healthcare and familyforming benefits with financial support
- Offsites and many social events and celebrations
- Relocation assistance when applicable
Who We Are
Our standard interface enables us to fly multiple customer payloads on the same satellite with capabilities such as earth imagery weather & climate /science data collection IoT connectivity inorbit demonstrations and national security missions. Our customers trust us to manage their space infrastructure so they can focus on what matters most to them: operating their mission and collecting their data.
At Loft youll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges but with a closeknit and supportive team at your back. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We are committed to hiring the best people regardless of background and make their time at Loft the most fulfilling period of their career.
We value kind supportive and teamoriented collaborators. It is also crucial for us that you are a problem solver and a great communicator. As our team is international you will need strong English skills to better collaborate easily communicate complex ideas and convey important messages.
With 4 satellites onorbit and a wave of exciting missions launching soon we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco CA Golden CO and Toulouse France.
As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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