Senior Satellite Systems Engineer

We’re looking for a technical recruiter who brings deep familiarity with the space or satellite industry and is excited to help Loft scale our mission solutions division. In this role, you’ll own the full-cycle recruiting process - from sourcing to offer - for a variety of highly technical roles that are core to our satellite systems. You’ll partner closely with hiring managers to identify and attract top talent across systems engineering, test, hardware production and program leadership functions.

About this Role

Work with customers to develop and manage system requirements, verification & validation approaches, and flow these down to hardware, AIT and software teams. Develop, in collaboration with team members, interface specifications and derive overall satellite architecture and design. Work with product and sub-systems engineers, to develop and maintain technical budgets for spacecraft performance. Lead satellite-level analyses (e.g., energy balance, data & links budgets, coverage, propulsion analysis, performance, margins, sensitivities), with support from the Mission Engineering & Analysis team Review and approve sub-system analyses (mechanical, thermal, electrical, RF , etc.) produced by the responsible engineering teams Work with flight operations to develop mission

CONOPS

, supporting the development of Service Level Agreements with Loft's customers Assist with program management and product management, including interfacing with customers on programmatic and schedule matters Review test plans and test results, and participate in the integration, test campaign, launch and in-orbit commissioning

Must Haves

You have 5 to 10 years demonstrated experience as a spacecraft systems engineer, or equivalent experience in at least two different subsystems (

ADCS

, Mechanical, Thermal, Power, On-Board Electronics & Software, …) You have strong communication and organizational skills You challenge norms in aerospace engineering and testing activities and or experienced in fast-paced development environment You have experience in small satellite assembly, integration and test campaigns, and/or in spacecraft delivery to orbit You handle pressure positively and are always ready to put hands-on

Nice to Haves

Experience with Python and Jupyter notebooks for analysis and simulation Background in orbital mechanics and constellation level design Exposure to different space payload technologies (e.g., RF , optical, radar, hosted compute,…) Exposure to in-orbit operations International experience

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