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Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Loft OrbitalUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 7 Nov 2025
About the role
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As a senior member on our Embedded Systems Team, you will be responsible for the embedded SW design and development on our satellite’s electronic payloads; cutting edge units meant to advance the state of space-as-a-service. Our development pushes the boundaries of in-space compute capabilities, RF communications, software defined payloads, and many other applications. You will help guide a team of experts in bringing these ideas to reality and launching your work into orbit.
Who We Are
Loft: Space Made Simple.
Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.
We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.
With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.
As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.
As a senior member on our Embedded Systems Team, you will be responsible for the embedded SW design and development on our satellite’s electronic payloads; cutting edge units meant to advance the state of space-as-a-service. Our development pushes the boundaries of in-space compute capabilities, RF communications, software defined payloads, and many other applications. You will help guide a team of experts in bringing these ideas to reality and launching your work into orbit.
About this Role:
- Architect, design and write high-quality software for the satellite following best practices such as modularity, maintainability, testability and efficiency
- Develop high-speed interface drivers, data handling and networking capabilities
- Perform SW/FW/HW integration to provide a fully functional software solution
- Develop unit tests, component tests and continuous integration for your code
- Perform hands-on board bring-up and debugging
Must Haves:
- 8+ years experience writing C or C++ for Embedded Linux and RTOS platforms
- Expertise with Linux kernel, device driver and BSP development
- Experienced with local and remote debugging concepts and tools (gdb)
- Experienced with hardware interfacing and understanding of communication protocols (DMA, UART, LVDS, Ethernet, SpaceWire)
- Experience with Linux compilation toolchains (Yocto, Buildroot)
- In-depth knowledge of different processor technologies such as: ARM, x86, and SoC
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Scrappy and inventive: what you will be building has never been done before
- Prepared to be challenged and sometimes work out of your comfort zone
- Willing to be accountable, autonomous, and take full ownership of projects
- Have an ability to work both independently as well as part of a multi-disciplined team
- Have an ability to learn and adopt to new technologies
- Demonstrable history of thinking outside-the-box, without losing sight of reality
Nice to Haves:
- Experience with SW development for aerospace or safety-critical applications
- Experience with hypervisor and/or container virtualization techniques
- Experience with Single Event Upset (SEU) mitigation mechanisms
Some of Our Awesome Benefits:
- 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
- Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
- 100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance
- Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 12 paid holidays
- 401(k) plan and equity options
- Daily catered lunches and snacks
- International exposure to our team in France
- Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
- Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive, inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
- Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
- Relocation assistance when applicable
Who We Are
Loft: Space Made Simple.
Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.
We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.
With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.
As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.
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