Senior Software Engineer - Test Infrastructure

Job Description

Job Description

Wanna join the adventure?

At Loft Orbital, we have just successfully launched multiple satellites that we fly and operate ourselves. With these satellites in orbit and a wave of exciting missions launching soon, we are scaling up quickly as a global company.

We are looking for a  Senior Software Engineer - Test Infrastructure  to join the team building and maintaining Loft’s test infrastructure internationally across our San Francisco, CA, Golden, CO, and Toulouse, France sites.

As a  Senior Software Engineer - Test Infrastructure , you will primarily help design, develop, and deploy our test infrastructure and the tools for automating both our hardware and software testing, which 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 works without any bugs. We are looking for engineers with a product mindset who have a good understanding of embedded systems, networking, data exchange protocols, and experience with setting up software infrastructures.

Additionally, we are looking for someone who is :

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!

Our culture at Loft Orbital promotes collaboration and ownership among our developers, fostering efforts hand in hand with other teams, internally and externally.

About this Role :

• Design, develop, and deploy  our Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test bench infrastructure that emulates spacecraft avionics.
• Develop and maintain test infrastructure to support  continuous integration (CI)  pipelines, enabling product teams to perform realistic system-level tests.
• Develop tools and frameworks  that allow teams to simulate faults, edge cases, and mission scenarios that are difficult or costly to reproduce with physical hardware alone.
• Work closely with systems, software, hardware, and operations teams  to understand evolving test requirements and integrate feedback into the platforms.
• Maintaining and supporting the HIL infrastructure , ensuring high availability and reliability for continuous integration and testing.
• Troubleshoot complex system issues  spanning software, embedded hardware, networking, and system configuration.

Must Haves :

=3.9) for building test automation frameworks, device drivers, and test orchestration tools.

Nice to Haves :

Some of Our Awesome Benefits :

State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $160,000- $220,000 per year. This is determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.  The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly, we are excited to meet you, and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we  can’t  quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy.

Who We Are

Loft : Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and flexible 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, in-orbit demonstrations, 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 25 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

At Loft, you’ll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges, but with a close-knit and supportive team at your back. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We are committed to hiring the best people regardless of background and make their time at Loft the most fulfilling period of their career.

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.

With 4 satellites on-orbit and a wave of exciting missions launching soon, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA \u007C Golden, CO \u007C and Toulouse, France.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.