Spacecraft Deployment Engineer
About The Position
Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Spacecraft Deployment team. About the Team: The Spacecraft Deployment Team is dedicated to ensuring seamless integration of our products within our space platform, encompassing the Bus, Hub, and Loft-controlled payloads. This team is responsible for developing and managing the software products crucial for efficient operations. About this Role: Spacecraft Commissioning: Overseeing and ensuring the timely and efficient commissioning of spacecraft, meeting all operational readiness criteria. Program Operations Repositories: Maintaining consistency and compatibility across program operations repositories within Loft’s wide-ranging ecosystem. Platform-Level ConOps: Designing, developing, and testing Concept of Operations (ConOps) at the platform level to ensure that Loft’s software products integrate effectively within programs.
Requirements
- Strong Satellite Systems Understanding: Proven ability to rapidly understand and map spacecraft subsystems (ADCS, EPS, OBC, payload, comms) and their operational interactions.
- Hands-on Satellite Operations Experience: Direct experience supporting LEOP/early orbit, spacecraft commissioning, or on-orbit test campaigns.
- Ground Segment Familiarity: Operational familiarity with ground control concepts, telemetry/command flows, and mission planning.
- Software Fluency: Proficient with operations-related scripting and automation (e.g., Python/Bash). Ability to handle procedure automation, test scripts, and anomaly reporting.
- Configuration & Test Discipline: Demonstrable rigor in configuration control, “test as you fly,” and process documentation—committed to consistency and reliability.
- Collaboration & Communication: Able to interface with engineering, ops, and customer teams; provides actionable updates, handovers, and feedback.
Nice To Haves
- Ground Software Customization: Experience developing or integrating mission operations software platforms and telemetry/command APIs.
- DevOps Tools: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Git, and automation of operational toolchains.
- Multi-Mission/System Integration: Experience commissioning multiple spacecraft in parallel, or working across diverse platform architectures.
- Formal Standards Knowledge: Familiarity with ECSS, CCSDS, PUS, or other space operations standards.
- Customer- or Vendor-Facing Experience: Comfort communicating commissioning/progress updates to customers or managing vendor integration tasks.
Responsibilities
- Overseeing and ensuring the timely and efficient commissioning of spacecraft, meeting all operational readiness criteria.
- Maintaining consistency and compatibility across program operations repositories within Loft’s wide-ranging ecosystem.
- Designing, developing, and testing Concept of Operations (ConOps) at the platform level to ensure that Loft’s software products integrate effectively within programs.
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
- International exposure to our team in France
- Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
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- Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
- Relocation assistance 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
