Wanna join the adventure? We are hiring a Sales Engineer to work on front lines of Loft’s business development efforts. In this role, you will be involved in the entire sales process as a key technical resource, from initial conversation with the customer to contract signature. This role is the perfect way to gain exposure to every conceivable payload type, mission application, and customer in the space industry!   *Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions.  We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t ‘check all the boxes.   About this role: Regularly interact with potential customers in both business and technical conversations. You will be expected to deeply understand Loft Orbital’s technology and value proposition...

Loft Orbital builds a space infrastructure providing a fast & simple path to orbit.  We operate satellites, fly customer payloads onboard and handle the entire mission from initial concept through in-orbit operations, significantly reducing the lead-time and risk of a traditional space mission. Having established our European office in Toulouse, we are now looking for a strategic leader to drive further expansion in the European market. About the Role: We are seeking a Senior Director, European Business Development to lead and expand Loft Orbital’s business development efforts across key European institutional and commercial sectors. This role is pivotal in strengthening our relationships with European governmental bodies, agencies, and commercial players, with a particular focus on: • Commercial opportunities across Europe • France 2030 initiatives, including the Hexagon project • Build and manage strategic partnerships like the one Loft just announced with...

Wanna join the adventure? The Loft Flight Software team provides the core on-orbit software that powers Loft’s Flight Products.  This is responsible for monitoring and control of major space program elements including: - Flight Products computational environments (including physical and virtual processors); - Interfaces with RF communications equipment; and - Interfaces with the spacecraft bus.  The core flight software is used by other teams at Loft, including Mission Specific Software, to provide interfaces between Ground Software and customer payloads.  This includes “virtual” payloads which leverage available computing resources to enhance the value of payload elements already present on the vehicle. The core flight software is responsible for delivering observability of all space program elements to the ground and collaborating on the infrastructure through which other teams at Loft, including the Integration team, are able to describe the logical structure of...

Wanna join the adventure? Join Loft's mission to make space simple by helping build a talent-dense global team. As a Recruiting Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in sourcing and engaging top talent, while also managing administrative tasks and recruitment coordination to support our international teams driving satellite innovation. Your work will directly contribute to Loft’s success by ensuring we attract and retain the expertise needed to simplify access to space-based insights.   About this role: Talent Sourcing and Engagement: Proactively identify, engage, and build relationships with top candidates across technical and engineering fields, contributing to a robust talent pipeline. Recruitment Coordination: Manage the scheduling of interviews across multiple time zones, ensuring a seamless experience for both candidates and interview teams. Administrative Support: Maintain accurate candidate data in the ATS, track hiring metrics, and ensure compliance with...

Wanna Join the Adventure? Mission Management Services (MMS) team. The role will be developing software for the services we use to build out our spacecraft and constellation scheduling. This allows us to create optimal timeframes and scenarios for our clients to access their payloads, and the data they collect. This is an exciting opportunity as it is working on cutting edge technology, helping build modern automated infrastructure, where software is the centre piece. 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 Sat Dev Ops training to enable this person to actually operate our spacecraft! *Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t...

Wanna join the adventure? COEs ensure exceptional customer experiences throughout Loft mission deployments, leveraging deep technical knowledge to address customer objectives and serve as the primary contact for on-orbit mission execution, facilitating issue resolution and collaboration with Product teams. Working closely with customers and internal stakeholders, you'll develop and deploy missions within the Loft framework, refining Cockpit's functionality through automation and feedback interpretation to align with evolving user needs. COEs excel in software development, testing, space operations, and solutions engineering, driven by a commitment to delivering outstanding customer satisfaction. *Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge...

Wanna Join the Adventure? Loft Orbital's mission is to make space simple for organizations to collect information about the Earth. We provide space infrastructure and operations as a service for whatever size mission a client needs - whether that's a constellation, a single satellite, or even flying multiple customer payloads on a single satellite. As a Frontend Engineer at Loft Orbital, you will work on a range of projects, including refining the UI of Cockpit, our satellite operations software empowering end-users with powerful satellite management capabilities. You’ll collaborate with peers on the Frontend Engineering team, as well as interface with the wider Ground Software team. *Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions....

Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital is looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Mission Operations Services (MOS) team. This role will be working on developing all of Loft's micro-services that enables the command and control of our space infrastructure. By working on multiple types of satellite platform, the position will be closely collaborating with our other backend, flight software and embedded systems teams. This is an exciting opportunity as it is working on cutting edge technology, helping build modern automated space infrastructure, where software is the centre piece. 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 spacecrafts! Some technical information about the position The stack we are using: Python, Django, GraphQL, Kubernetes, Cue, C++ *Research...

Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital builds a space infrastructure providing a fast & simple path to orbit. Using different flight proven buses, we design, integrate and operate spacecrafts, to fly physical or virtual customers payloads. We handle entire missions from end to end, significantly reducing the lead-time and risk of a traditional space mission. As a Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer at Loft, you will work as lead engineer for one or several satellite missions simultaneously, each one flying a single/multi-payload configuration. You will be the technical reference for these missions, working closely with mission manager and all the Loft teams: products development teams, flight and ground software, AIT and operations. Using flight proven satellite buses and Loft designed payload hub infrastructure, you will lead the development activities of the missions you are in charge of. *Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average...

Wanna Join the Adventure? Loft Orbital’s mission is to to simplify access to space, streamlining the process to develop and deploy mission tasking to our space infrastructure. As a Virtual Mission Manager, you will lead the development of these missions, working with our customers to scope, plan, test, and deploy their applications on orbit. The ideal candidates have a dedication to excellence, excitement for space operations, and a passion for customer success. You’ll provide extreme clarity to our internal teams, focusing their efforts on efficient solutions to achieve mission success. You will use your leadership skills, technical aptitude, and programmatic judgement to drive win-win solutions. Your ability to predict issues and see around corners will help us stay ahead of the curve and mitigate risks. And you’ll partner with our Customer Operations team to ensure a smooth transition from mission development to on-orbit operations and, ultimately, achieve...

Wanna join the adventure? If you are interested in working at Loft we encourage you to still apply, even if we do not have an open posting that is a match for your current skillset. Location: Although our preference is for someone to work on-site in one of our 3 offices, we operate as a distributed team and realize sometimes the best people for a job can’t move to one of these places.  We encourage you to still apply. You are also encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description! We look at our Open Applications regularly and will reach out to you if we think you are a fit for any current needs. Please keep an eye on our job site as we regularly post new roles there. *Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid...