Software Engineer in Test

San Francisco, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 120000 - 150000

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wanna join the adventure

Loft Orbital is looking for a Software Engineer in Test to join our Onboard Software Solutions team.

About the Team:

The Onboard Software Solutions Team is responsible for creating configuring and deploying all onboard software components dedicated to a program or mission. We configure and extend agnostic onboard software to fit a given satellite architecture and requirements and are responsible for the development end to end testing and releasing of that onboard software.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting edge technology helping build modern automated infrastructure bringing software and space together. As well as developing our future systems the role will also be working on real-time issues on live missions helping to solve problems as they occur. On top of this we also offer SatDevOps training to enable this person to actually operate our spacecraft!

About the Role:

Streamline the creation integration validation and release of onboard software by improving test coverage automating testing and minimizing time from feature development to availability on-orbit.
Configure standard onboard software components for customers payloads and support the deployment and troubleshooting internally and externally
Own and evolve the tools for onboard software creation versioning testing and release management while providing transparent up-to-date status tracking for all stakeholders across programs and missions.
Collaborate closely with Onboard Software Product teams System Engineers and Ground Software Solutions teams to ensure the rapid reliable and thoroughly tested deployment of onboard software for customers.
Participate actively in Satellite Operations and support Spacecraft Commissioning - Everyone is involved!

Must Haves:

Proven experience as a software engineer software integration engineer or a similar role focused on automated testing.
4 years of software development experience in Python and C
Hands-on experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitLab-CI TeamCity Travis CI)
Familiarity with data serialization/deserialization paradigms (YAML JSON CUE) in complex software systems.
Familiarity with data serialization/deserialization paradigms (YAML JSON CUE) in complex software systems.
Strong troubleshooting communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working at the intersection of software systems and operations.
Willingness to be involved in live mission ops spacecraft commissioning and on-orbit issues responsive reliable and solution-oriented.

Nice to Haves:

Experience in Embedded Linux real-time software or flight software environments.
Familiarity with build systems (Make CMake) and networking (UDP TCP IP).
Prior experience in satellite operations avionics or in-orbit mission support.

Some of Our Awesome Benefits:

100% company-paid 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 Short-Term and Long-Term 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 in office
International exposure to our team in France
Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
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Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
Relocation assistance when applicable

$120000 - $170000 a year

State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role which is $120000- $150000 per year in Colorado/San Francisco. This is determined by your education experience knowledge skills and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly we are excited to meet you and see if you are a great fit for our team. What wecantquantify for you are the exciting challenges supportive team and amazing culture we enjoy.

*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria women and other underrepresented 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.

Who We Are

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017 Loft provides governments companies and research institutions with a fast reliable and flexible way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate launch and operate spacecraft offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation IoT connectivity in-orbit demonstrations national security missions and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 25 missions flown Lofts flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

At Loft youll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges but with a close-knit 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 team-oriented 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 on-orbit 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.

Wanna join the adventureLoft Orbital is looking for a Software Engineer in Test to join our Onboard Software Solutions team. About the Team:The Onboard Software Solutions Team is responsible for creating configuring and deploying all onboard software components dedicated to a program or mission. We ...