Job Description
The Senior Onboard Software Engineer will develop and maintain on-orbit software that monitors and controls space vehicle elements, including computational environments, external equipment interfaces, and core vehicle services such as file transfer, automation, and navigation, supporting Loft's satellite missions.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain on-orbit onboard software for space systems
- Monitor and control space program elements, including flight products and computational environments
- Interface with external equipment such as imagers, RF, ISL, and spacecraft bus
- Implement and support high-level vehicle services like file transfer, time synchronization, automation, scheduling, attitude control, and navigation
- Ensure onboard software architecture is robust and reusable across satellite programs
Requirements
- Proven experience in developing onboard software for space systems, including monitoring and control of major space program elements such as Flight Products computational environments including physical and virtual processors.
- Experience interfacing with external equipment such as imagers, RF systems, ISL, and interfacing with the spacecraft bus.
- Knowledge of high-level vehicle services and functions, including file transfer, time synchronization, automation, scheduling, attitude control, and navigation.
- Ability to develop software that can be reused across multiple satellite programs and contribute to onboard architecture.
- Strong communication skills in English to collaborate effectively within an international team and convey complex ideas clearly.
- Problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently with autonomy and ownership on significant technical challenges.
- Educational background in a relevant field such as Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or related disciplines (implied but not explicitly specified).
Benefits & Perks
Autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges
Supportive and close-knit team environment
Opportunity to work on on-orbit software for space missions
International work environment with offices in San Francisco, CA, Golden, CO, and Toulouse, France
Participation in a fast, reliable, and flexible mission deployment process
Involvement in a company with proven flight heritage and technologies
Potential to contribute to a variety of missions including Earth observation, IoT connectivity, in-orbit demonstrations, and national security missions
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