Loft Orbital is looking for a Software Engineer in Test to join their Onboard Software Solutions team to streamline the creation, integration, validation, and release of onboard software by improving test coverage, automating testing, and minimizing time from feature development to availability on-orbit.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a software engineer, software integration engineer, or a similar role focused on automated testing.
- 4+ years of software development experience in Python and C++
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab-CI, TeamCity, Travis CI)
- Familiarity with data serialization/deserialization paradigms (YAML, JSON, CUE) in complex software systems.
- Experience in Embedded Linux, real-time software or flight software environments.
- Familiarity with build systems (Make, CMake) and networking (UDP, TCP, IP).
- Prior experience in satellite operations, avionics, or in-orbit mission support.
Responsibilities
- Streamline the creation, integration, validation, and release of onboard software by improving test coverage, automating testing, and minimizing time from feature development to availability on-orbit.
- Configure standard onboard software components for customers payloads and support the deployment and troubleshooting internally and externally
- Own and evolve the tools for onboard software creation, versioning, testing, and release management while providing transparent, up-to-date status tracking for all stakeholders across programs and missions.
- Collaborate closely with Onboard Software Product teams, System Engineers, and Ground Software Solutions teams to ensure the rapid, reliable, and thoroughly tested deployment of onboard software for customers.
- Participate actively in Satellite Operations and support Spacecraft Commissioning - Everyone is involved!
Other
- Strong troubleshooting, communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working at the intersection of software, systems, and operations.
- Willingness to be involved in live mission ops, spacecraft commissioning and on-orbit issues — responsive, reliable and solution-oriented.
- We value kind, supportive and team-oriented collaborators.
- It is also crucial for us that you are a problem solver and a great communicator.
- As our team is international, you will need strong English skills to better collaborate, easily communicate complex ideas and convey important messages.
