Software Engineer - MMS
About The Position
Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital is seeking a Software Engineer to join our Mission Management Services (MMS) team. This role is at the heart of developing and maintaining the software that enables spacecraft and constellation scheduling. You’ll help design, build, and operate core MMS services that create optimal timeframes for client payload access and manage the complexity of multi-satellite operations. As part of the MMS team, every engineer takes ownership of their work, has the opportunity (and is empowered!) to participate in live satellite operations, and directly impacts real-world missions. The position offers cutting-edge technical challenges involving the full automation stack, from schedule optimization to software integration for live missions: a unique and exciting blend of software engineering and space system operations.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in production-grade Python programming.
- Experience working with containers.
- Solid experience with prominent web development backend frameworks.
- Experience with Python numerical and data processing libraries.
- Demonstrated experience designing, documenting, and implementing APIs.
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of an international engineering team.
- Strong problem-solving skills and operational awareness.
Nice To Haves
- Backend development with Django.
- Database experience, at scale, particularly with PostgreSQL.
- Space Flight Dynamics experience (orbit, access, passes, etc.).
- Knowledge of advanced scheduling and optimization concepts.
- Experience with GraphQL.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes in a production environment.
- Industry exposure to real-time, high-availability, high-scale or mission-critical distributed systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services to support mission scheduling and constellation management.
- Implement and optimize algorithms for automated spacecraft tasking and scheduling.
- Simulate and test scenarios across the fleet to provide robust operational capabilities.
- Manage deconfliction to prevent resource or operational conflicts.
- Contribute to mission-critical open-source libraries and tooling.
- Support internal users of Cockpit (our satellite operation software).
- Participate directly in S/C Ops (Spacecraft Operations); all team members rotate through spacecraft operations tasks.
- Engage in SatDevOps training to gain hands-on experience with spacecraft operations and build operational expertise within the engineering team.
Benefits
- 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 let’s be honest, we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it #loft-gourmand )
- Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse to learn from our differences
- Company and team off-sites and many other events to work & celebrate together
- Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
