Loft Orbital is seeking a Software Engineer to join their Mission Management Services (MMS) team to develop and maintain software for spacecraft and constellation scheduling, enabling optimal timeframes for client payload access and managing multi-satellite operations.
Requirements
- Strong proficiency in production-grade Python programming.
- Experience working with containers.
- Solid experience with prominent web development backend frameworks.
- Experience with Python numerical and data processing libraries.
- Demonstrated experience designing, documenting, and implementing APIs.
- Backend development with Django.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes in a production environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services to support mission scheduling and constellation management.
- Implement and optimize algorithms for automated spacecraft tasking and scheduling.
- Simulate and test scenarios across the fleet to provide robust operational capabilities.
- Manage deconfliction to prevent resource or operational conflicts.
- Contribute to mission-critical open-source libraries and tooling.
- Support internal users of Cockpit (our satellite operation software).
- Participate directly in S/C Ops (Spacecraft Operations); all team members rotate through spacecraft operations tasks.
Other
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of an international engineering team.
- Strong problem-solving skills and operational awareness.
- Engage in SatDevOps training to gain hands-on experience with spacecraft operations and build operational expertise within the engineering team.
- Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT ) and flexible working hours
- Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse
- Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable
- Strong English skills to better collaborate, easily communicate complex ideas and convey important messages.
