Hardware in the Loop Engineer, Loft Orbital
$110.5-165k
3-5 days a week in office
Providing simple, fast, and reliable ways to deploy missions to low Earth orbit.
Job no longer available
Providing simple, fast, and reliable ways to deploy missions to low Earth orbit.
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$110.5-165k
3-5 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make space simple for organizations that need Earth observation capabilities.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for engineers with a product mindset, who have a good grasp on software engineering principles and experience with setting up software infrastructures
- Able to work independently with some guidance. People owning their work is important to us!
- Able to wear multiple hats as needs arise. We are a small company disrupting an entire industry!
- Not afraid to get out of their comfort zone to explore and learn. Technologies are evolving at rapid rates, and we must stay relevant!
- 5+ years of working on Linux, networking
- Hands-on experience involving embedded hardware, such Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, microcontrollers, or similar (can be personal or professional experience)
- Experience debugging issues with Linux system management (systemd, networkd, file system etc.)
- Understanding VLANs, OSI layers, tracing packets from one source to another, TCP dump/wireshark, UDP vs. TCP
- Proficient in Python (>=3.9) experience
- Understanding of how to create, configure, and manage Docker containers
- Experience with one or more continuous integration tools
Desirable
- Experience setting up Gitlab CI/CD pipelines
- Experience setting up automated hardware in the loop (HIL) test benches
- Experience using Kubernetes
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Hardware in the Loop Engineer to be part of the team building and maintaining all of Loft’s test benches internationally, across our San Francisco, CA, Golden, CO and Toulouse, France sites
- As a Hardware in the Loop Engineer, you will primarily help design, develop and deploy our test infrastructure and the tools for automating both our hardware and software testing, that will help us scale as a company
- Sitting between the spacecraft and all the other teams, you will have a big impact in ensuring that every element of our satellite work without any bugs
- Designing, developing, and deploying our Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test benches that emulates spacecraft avionics, enabling comprehensive testing
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand and meet their testing needs, ensuring the platform is flexible and easy to use
- Maintaining and supporting the HIL infrastructure, ensuring high availability and reliability for continuous integration and testing
Application process
- A cover letter is not required to submit your application. We prefer you complete the application questions instead
Our take
The use of satellites was once confined to governmental services and communication giants, but recent innovations in satellite deployment have provided new opportunities for businesses to operate satellite fleets. Whilst this allows them to develop IoT products and provide rapid connectivity services to their customers, accessing the technology and resources needed to launch satellite buses is expensive, complex, and dependent on aerospace expertise.
Loft Orbital deploys space infrastructure as a service, providing businesses with rapid, reliable, and simplified access to space technologies. The company focuses on shielding its customers from the complexities of aerospace missions, allowing them to provide satellite-driven products to their customers without requiring expensive consultants, infrastructure, and inventories.
Whilst the company will face significant competition with satellite deployment giants such as SpaceX, Loft Orbital stands out with its turnkey approach, ultimately increasing accessibility and reducing the complexities associated with satellite-driven services. This has positioned it as an approachable partner for clients including Arabsat, which represents satellite monitoring for the entirety of the Arab League, and more recently, Esper Satellites which will be flying their four flagship payloads on Loft's buses.
Steph
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Insights
42% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2025
$199.3m
SERIES C
Sep 2021
$140m
SERIES B
Total funding: $356.3m
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Pierre-Damien Vaujour
(Co-Founder & CEO)Experience as Aerospace System Engineer for the NASA Ames Research Center's Commercial Partnerships and Mission Design Center. Head of Data Product and Business Development for Spire Global, Inc. from 2013 to 2016.
Alex Greenberg
(Co-Founder & COO)Experience as Engagement Manager for Avascent from 2010 to 2014. Worked in Business Development for Spire from 2014 to 2016.
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