Loft Orbital

Space is the ultimate high ground for collecting invaluable information about Earth. However today, satellite missions remain custom engineering projects that are technically complex, resource-intensive, and expensive.

Loft Orbital is changing that. 

Our mission is to be the fastest, simplest, and most reliable path to orbit for any payload. We fly customer payloads onboard regularly scheduled satellites missions, and we handle the entire mission as a service. With Loft, our customers can focus on what matters most to them: their payload and the data it collects. 

Under the hood, we've developed the software and hardware products that make our satellite missions truly plug and play, eliminating years of painful design and engineering. With qualified, commodity satellite buses procured in advance and available off-the-shelf, we deliver payloads to orbit in months not years.

24/06/2025  
Want to join the adventure? We are looking for an FP&A Manager, based out of our Toulouse office, to support our FP&A team in forecasting, reporting, and scaling our global business. We are looking for a can-do individual who is excited by the prospect of bringing financial wherewithal to a rapidly scaling space company.  Your experiences and interest in learning more about practical applications in corporate finance, accounting, and project management will help to uplevel all areas of the global and French specific Finance function.   About this Role: Develop and improve the financial forecast for the Global company and management level reporting vs actual results Manage ad-hoc and “what-if” analyses to support sound capital allocation and operational decision making Help to identify, secure, and manage government grant and tax incentive programs Support in the development of the annual budget and forecast Work to forge and maintain cross...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France
28/05/2025  
Wanna join the adventure? Are you passionate about the thermal design, architecture, and analysis of spacecraft? Would you like to work on a team that is involved in all phases of development, from business proposals to design, AIT, and spacecraft commissioning? Do you want to work in a fast-paced, dynamic and multicultural environment in a small size company? Are you interested in widening your scope of competencies by being part of a system analysis team? If so, this is the perfect role for you! Loft flies multiple satellites per year, is a growing company, and is looking for a thermal engineer to join the Mission Analysis and Engineering team.   About this Role: Thermal architecture of small spacecraft’s payload accommodations modules Thermal modeling and analysis of spacecraft and payloads Work closely with design engineers to implement thermal designs Design and execute thermal test plans for spacecraft and sub-system/component level...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
13/05/2025  
Wanna join the adventure? Are you passionate about the structural analysis and supporting hardware design for a spacecraft? If so, this is the perfect role for you! Loft flies multiple satellites per year and is looking for a lead mechanical and MGSE engineer to ensure these satellites are able to be installed safely and are well characterized! You should have a strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles, as well as experience in the space industry.   About the Role: Design or refine custom Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE), including test fixtures, handling tools, and transportation containers. Define and document requirements, specifications, and interfaces. Create detailed engineering drawings and 3D models using CAD software. Conduct inspections and reviews of engineering documents and hardware. Correlate FEA results to test data. Ensure compliance with quality standards and industry best practices. Collaborate and...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
25/04/2025  
Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital builds space infrastructure based on “shareable” satellites, providing a fast & simple path to orbit for organizations that require access to space. Powered by our hardware & software products, we operate satellites using different buses, fly various customer payloads , and handle entire missions from end to end - significantly reducing the lead-time and risk of a traditional space mission. The Hub Systems Engineer works in the Product Systems Engineering team, which is responsible for designing the Space Infrastructure that allows Loft to connect our internal and customer payloads to the satellite bus and to the ground system. Our scope of work covers mechanical, electrical, embedded systems and core software topics. The depth goes from externally sourced to fully vertically integrated in-house development and validation. You will play a critical role in defining and advancing Loft Orbital’s system engineering and...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
18/04/2025  
Wanna join the adventure? We’re looking for a strategic and versatile Designer to help bring Loft’s brand to life across a growing portfolio of creative touchpoints—from branding and websites to event collateral, mission patches, sales materials, and more. This role is all about visual storytelling, collaboration, and execution. You’ll own projects end-to-end, working across teams to deliver creative that is clear, bold, and aligned with our mission. As Loft continues to scale, you’ll also have the opportunity to help shape and evolve new brand identities as we expand into new markets and’ll be part of a small but high-impact team that works across functions and time zones. We’re looking for someone who’s equal parts creative and operational—who can think strategically, communicate clearly, and get great work across the finish line. If you’re excited to design for a company literally launching things into space—and want to help build a brand that’s as ambitious as our...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
16/04/2025  
Wanna Join the Adventure? 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. As part of Site Reliability team you will be responsible for keeping our ground segment infrastructure reliable, scalable and maintainable. You will be closely working with the development, operations, IT teams to ensure integration, delivery and reliability of our services. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting edge technology and help build modern automated space infrastructure. DevOps philosophy is spread all across our mindset, including satellite operations. We offer SatDevOps training to empower you operate our spacecraft! *Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
08/03/2025  
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 Toulouse, France Full time
25/02/2025  
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...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
24/01/2025  
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...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
09/01/2025  
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...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
09/01/2025  
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...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
09/01/2025  
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....
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
09/01/2025  
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...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
09/01/2025  
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...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
09/01/2025  
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...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time
09/01/2025  
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...
Loft Orbital Toulouse, France Full time