Jobs at Loft Orbital

Develop backend services and software libraries for a satellite mission-planning platform. Design scalable systems and APIs, optimize multi-objective scheduling and capacity allocation, build tools for operators and sales, and support the pipeline from customer tasking plans to spacecraft execution. Collaborate across teams while solving complex performance, distributed systems, and mathematical optimization problems.

Leads and mentors a cloud infrastructure team responsible for multi-cloud satellite ground systems. Sets infrastructure strategy, oversees AWS/GCP/Azure environments, drives DevOps and SRE practices, and ensures reliability, scalability, security, observability, automation, disaster recovery, and cost efficiency. Manages Agile ceremonies, infrastructure projects, incident processes, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, security, satellite operations, and mission teams.

Develop and improve flight dynamics algorithms for orbit determination, propagation, maneuver planning, conjunction assessment, collision avoidance, and attitude modeling. Build and maintain backend software supporting satellite ephemerides, maneuvers, conjunctions, and target orbits. Collaborate with systems and mission engineers to translate requirements into operational outcomes, and support satellite operations during launch, anomalies, and conjunction responses.

Design, deploy, and maintain hardware-in-the-loop testbeds, electrical ground support equipment, and automated testing frameworks for spacecraft systems. Develop simulation, fault-injection, and mission-scenario tools; integrate realistic system-level tests into CI pipelines; and troubleshoot issues across software, embedded hardware, networking, and system configuration. Collaborate with systems, software, hardware, and operations teams to evolve test infrastructure.

Develop and maintain low-level embedded software for spacecraft, including HALs, device drivers, BSPs, hardware interfaces, and peripherals. Lead board bring-up, hardware/software integration, and debugging while writing reliable C/C++ software for embedded Linux or RTOS platforms. Create unit and integration tests, troubleshoot hardware and software issues, and collaborate with hardware, FPGA, and systems engineers to deliver flight-ready solutions.

Test Engineering Interns will develop and deliver hardware and software supporting satellite test and ground-support systems. Responsibilities include designing monitoring hardware, building GUIs, maintaining test-operation software, integrating telemetry and test equipment, working from engineering requirements, participating in design reviews, and documenting and testing completed products. Interns may also gain exposure to satellite testing, environmental testing, and spacecraft operations while receiving mentorship and presenting their work.

Supports satellite program execution from planning through launch and early orbit operations. Responsibilities include maintaining integrated schedules, tracking costs, risks, actions, and dependencies, coordinating technical scope across engineering teams, analyzing program data, improving program management processes, and presenting internship deliverables.

Mechanical Engineering Intern supporting satellite hardware design and development. Responsibilities include translating requirements into mechanical constraints, creating 3D CAD models and engineering drawings, performing structural analysis, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and supporting prototyping, manufacturing, documentation, and design validation. The intern will own a meaningful project through stages from concept to detailed design and may present results at the internship’s conclusion.

Build and operate backend services for Oort, Loft Orbital’s central space mission platform. Design APIs, integrations, and database interactions that connect infrastructure data and workflows across teams. Collaborate with program management, satellite engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to translate complex processes into reliable software. Own features from design through production, apply a product mindset, and improve mission lifecycle efficiency.

Design, plan, and execute spacecraft and subsystem test campaigns, including vibration, thermal, thermal vacuum, EMI/EMC, functional, and automated testing. Develop test procedures, fixtures, instrumentation, and ground support equipment; analyze test data; document results and non-conformances; and collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and software teams. Support satellite commissioning and operations, process improvements, requirements verification, and occasional off-hours or weekend testing.

Own financial reporting, technical accounting, general ledger operations, monthly consolidation, reconciliations, audit coordination, accounting policies, and SOX-compliant controls. The role prepares internal and external reporting, guides complex accounting treatment, manages inventory and intercompany accounting, and drives automation through modern accounting technologies. It requires a CPA, strong US GAAP expertise, and at least five years of relevant experience, including Big 4, SEC reporting, or comparable experience.

Own full-cycle recruiting for specialized hardware and product engineering roles supporting satellite design, production, integration, and operations. Source passive candidates, develop talent pipelines, conduct screens, assess technical alignment, manage interviews, and partner with hiring managers. Recruit across mechanical, electrical, embedded, firmware, RF, systems, and hardware test disciplines, using technical knowledge to translate requirements into effective sourcing strategies. Maintain ATS data, provide market insights, and support hiring in aerospace and other complex hardware environments.

Own full-cycle recruiting for specialized software and product engineering roles supporting satellite platforms, mission operations, ground systems, and product development. Source passive candidates, translate technical requirements into sourcing strategies, conduct screens, manage candidate communications, maintain ATS pipelines, and partner with hiring managers to improve hiring outcomes.

Design and maintain a centralized SQL Server database, data model, and Python/SQL ETL pipelines integrating business systems such as NetSuite, Arena, ION, and Jira. Build Power BI dashboards and KPI reports, support NetSuite customizations, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver integrations and technical solutions. The role also promotes data quality, governance, documentation, and change control.

Leads business development and market creation across the Americas commercial space ecosystem. Identifies and originates opportunities with satellite operators, spacecraft manufacturers, launch providers, and strategic partners; develops relationships with senior technical and business leaders; and guides complex opportunities from early concepts through proposals, negotiations, contracts, initial missions, and constellation-scale programs. Requires deep space-industry knowledge, consultative selling expertise, partnership development, and regular customer travel.

Provides onsite and global IT support across Colorado offices, handling service desk tickets, hardware, applications, networking, SaaS permissions, onboarding, device provisioning, documentation, audits, lab systems, and conference-room AV. The role administers Mac, Windows, and Linux devices through Fleet and manages Okta, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, and Atlassian access. It also supports procurement, network upgrades, facilities technology, and the potential ownership of the global IT service desk.

Designs, implements, tests, reviews, and maintains onboard software for satellite core services, including file transfer, synchronization, automation, scheduling, attitude control, and navigation. The role contributes to software architecture, development standards, CI/CD, release coordination, and reliable operation of an on-orbit satellite fleet. Requires C/C++, Python, distributed systems, networking, POSIX, multithreading, version control, build systems, and continuous integration experience.

Design, implement, test, review, and maintain reliable onboard spacecraft software for monitoring, control, mission logic, fault detection, recovery, and lifecycle management. Contribute to software architecture, development standards, release coordination, and operation of Loft’s on-orbit satellite fleet. The role requires strong C/C++, Python, distributed systems, networking, multithreading, version control, CI, and build-system experience.

Leads the embedded software and FPGA engineering organization, owning technical roadmaps, hardware-abstraction architecture, platform interfaces, and engineering standards across satellite systems. Guides Linux, Yocto, CI/CD, secure environments, hypervisors, RISC-V, and Rust technology choices while driving reliability, integration, verification, and operational readiness. Manages distributed teams, develops technical leaders, removes blockers, and represents the organization with customers, partners, and government or defense stakeholders.

Build and own a space-based AI marketplace from MVP to scale, including the storefront, partner portal, admin tools, APIs, onboarding, entitlements, metering, integrations, deployment workflows, and third-party connectors. The role requires end-to-end full-stack development, cloud-native infrastructure, testing, CI/CD, monitoring, secure multi-tenant authorization, and collaboration with engineering teams. The founding developer will ship weekly on a small team and use AI-assisted development workflows.