Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital

Ground Software Solutions Engineer

Golden, CO

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$170kDetected 27 days ago
PythonC++DjangoGitDockerKubernetesGraphQLResearch

About the role

  • On top of this we also offer SatDevOps training to enable this person to actually operate our spacecraft!
  • Work closely with other Solutions teams and Software Product teams to ensure smooth integration and improve products.
  • Help troubleshoot software integration issues found during development as well as during end to end testing, commissioning and operations.

Responsibilities

  • We also drive product improvement by providing operational feedback and collaborating closely with Product teams.
  • Own and maintain Ground Procedures, Configurations and Automation software tailored to specific programs and missions
  • Participate actively in Satellite Operations and support Spacecraft Commissioning
  • Participate actively in Satellite Operations and support Spacecraft Commissioning - Everyone is involved!

Requirements

  • Previous experience as Software Engineer, or Satellite Operations Automation roles involving software development.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and effectively communicate issues and solutions
  • Experience with Python and Git

Skills

  • Space Made Simple.
  • As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

Compensation

  • $120k-$170k

Benefits

  • This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting edge technology, helping build modern automated infrastructure, bringing software and space together.

Company info

  • Loft: Space Made Simple.
  • Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple 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, on-orbit AI, 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 30 missions flown, Loft's flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.
  • With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.
  • The Ground Software Solutions Team develops and maintains custom ground software capabilities for our customers.
  • We configure and extend Cockpit (Loft's Mission Control and Scheduling Software) for specific program needs, deliver custom features to support mission deployment and execution, and help ensure smooth operations by connecting product capabilities with mission-specific needs.
  • 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.
  • Some technical information about the position The stack we are using: Python, Django, GraphQL, Kubernetes, Cue, C++
  • We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, 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 30 missions flown, Loft's flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.
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