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Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital's mission is to simplify access to space, streamlining the process to develop and deploy mission tasking to our space infrastructure. Join our team as a Technical Program Manager in our hardware org, working across our product engineering org here at Loft. In this role, you'll contribute directly by supporting our team in their planning and execution, focusing on delivering high-quality solutions on time. Help "pave the road" by developing lightweight and intuitive processes that can further drive team efficiencies. You will work closely with our TPM group across Loft to help guide how teams work effectively and efficiently together. Your ideas will help shape how we grow and operate, and this is your chance to make a real impact with a team that's redefining space operations. If you're excited about driving change and contributing to groundbreaking projects, we want you on our team! About this Role Lead cross-functional hardware teams across program and mission development, attending key meetings and activities. Monitor progress and communicate changes in priorities, schedules, risks, and dependencies. Project Planning and Scheduling Develop and manage project timelines, including milestones and deliverables, for hardware development projects. Coordinate technical requirements, resources, and scheduling across engineering, testing, and production teams to ensure smooth project flow. Cross-Functional Collaboration Facilitate communication and collaboration across engineering disciplines, including Ground systems, software teams, systems engineering, and suppliers. Act as the point of contact between engineering teams and other departments, such as product management, operations, and business development. Risk Management and Mitigation Identify technical and project risks, including those (related to signal integrity, RF interference, and space environment constraints). Develop mitigation strategies and communicate potential risks to stakeholders. Budget and Resource Management Work with finance and engineering leads to develop budgets that align with project scope and requirements. Ensure the availability of technical resources, including specialized equipment, testing tools, and team support, while staying within budget constraints. Support team leads in creating standards, best practices, and streamlined processes for feature development and delivery. Contribute to product roadmaps and engage in long-term planning. Must Haves Proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines. 5+ years end-to-end, product development-focused engineering experience on space applications Proficient in Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) and SDLC standards. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proficiency in data visualization. Strong interpersonal skills; capable of influencing others without formal authority. Nice to Haves Proficient with Jira Global Configuration or familiar with the Atlassian product suite (Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management). Experience in Product Management. Previous experience working with an international team across time zones. Some of Our Awesome Benefits Equity, we want you to have an active role in our success Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT ) and flexible working hours, we want you to be at your best Health and life insurance, we care about your health Lunch Vouchers, because let's be honest, we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it ) Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse to learn from our differences Company and team off sites and many other events to work & celebrate together Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes. 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 Golden, CO and Toulouse, France. As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

A cutting-edge aerospace company in San Francisco is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams in hardware projects. This role involves managing project timelines, facilitating communication across disciplines, and mitigating risks. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in product development for space applications and excellent interpersonal skills. Join us and be part of a team redefining space operations.

A space technology company in San Francisco seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional teams and manage hardware development projects. You will provide support in planning, scheduling, and communicating changes in properties. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in product development, is proficient in Agile methodologies, and possesses excellent communication skills. Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits in a dynamic team environment dedicated to redefining space operations.

Wanna join the adventure? Loft Orbital is revolutionizing access to space by building reliable, shareable satellites that drastically reduce the time and complexity traditionally required to get to orbit. We operate satellites, fly customer payloads, and handle entire missions from end-to-end. We're a close-knit team of space enthusiasts, software experts, and cutting-edge technologists, all working together to make space simple for our customers. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer on our Cloud Infrastructure Team, you'll play a pivotal role in maintaining and scaling our ground segment infrastructure. You'll collaborate across development, operations, and IT to ensure the integration, delivery, and reliability of services that support our space operations on Earth and in orbit. This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology and help build modern automated space infrastructure. This is not your typical SRE role, we apply DevOps principles even to spacecraft control. Yes, we call it SatDevOps, and we'll train you to operate our satellites! About the Role Collaborate with developers and satellite operators to foster a strong SatDevOps culture. Design, implement, and maintain scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure in a hybrid cloud environment. Improve our developer experience by building better tools, workflows, and environments. Lead efforts to automate and optimize systems, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure provisioning (IaC), and deployment workflows. Own and evolve our observability stack (metrics, tracing, logs) to improve usability and performance. Grafana-centric ecosystems are a plus. Implement and advocate for best practices in software reliability, fault tolerance, and performance tuning. Proactively identify, investigate, and resolve system reliability issues, performing root cause analyses and implementing long-term fixes. Partner with teams to design and operate Software Defined Network (SDN) solutions. Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team culture where respectful debate and continuous learning are celebrated. Must Haves Strong experience with public cloud infrastructure, ideally GCP. Deep expertise in Kubernetes, architecture, deployment, ops, and resource optimization. Demonstrated ability to design and build scalable, highly available systems. Familiarity with Software Defined Networking (SDN) concepts and tools. Experience implementing and maintaining observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, etc.). Proficiency in at least one backend language: Go, Python, Rust, C/C++, or Java. Deep understanding and hands on experience with DevOps practices: CI/CD, infrastructure as code (IaC), and automation. Proven track record of working in fast paced, high growth technical environments. Excellent problem solving skills and ability to operate independently with a proactive, results driven mindset. Strong communication skills; thrives in a multicultural, cross functional team. Master's degree in Computer Science or a similar field Nice to Haves Hands on experience with GitOps frameworks (ArgoCD, FluxCD). Interest or experience in FinOps and cost optimized architectures. Understanding of orchestration in resource constrained environments, like space systems. Knowledge of systems engineering tools and SDLC governance. Familiarity with security practices, vulnerability scanning, threat detection, risk mitigation. 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 in office International exposure to our team in France Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non birthing parent 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 $180,000 - $240,000 a year State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $180,000- $240,000 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. Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes. 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 Golden, CO and Toulouse, France. As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

Wanna join the adventure? 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 $160,000 - $220,000 a year State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $160,000- $220,000 per year in Colorado/San Francisco. 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. Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes. 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 Golden, CO and Toulouse, France.

A leading aerospace technology firm is seeking a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to design and develop software for satellite electronic payloads. The ideal candidate should have 8+ years of experience in C/C++ for embedded systems, strong problem-solving skills, and the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team. This role offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits in a dynamic and innovative setting.

Wanna Join the Adventure? With the company expanding into defense for both the US and EU, Loft Orbital is seeking an experienced Security & Compliance Team Lead to lead and scale our company's goal of increasing our security standings across the commercial product offering. This role balances hands on technical leadership (75%) with strong functional and project management (25%). They will be leading a team responsible for maintaining and elevating our (cyber)security posture, ensuring compliance with US and EU government standards, and fostering a culture of security excellence across the engineering organization. About This Role: Oversee a diverse cybersecurity team, providing clear direction, mentorship, and support. Manage end to end security & vulnerability reports, ensuring timely remediation and tracking resolution progress (MTTD, MTTR, etc.). Support technical troubleshooting and serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on security practices and controls. Own functional/project management tasks; actively coordinate workload split between technical (75%) and project/functional management (25%). Coordinate and align with stakeholders - especially across our defense business units - ensuring compliance with all relevant standards. Drive cross team buy in to implement systemic, company wide security improvements and compliance initiatives. Must Haves: Proven experience managing cybersecurity, information security, or security/compliance teams. Deep knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks, USGov (FISMA, FedRAMP, NIST) and EUGov (GDPR, ENISA) regulations and best practices. Strong technical background in vulnerability management, secure software development, risk assessment, and incident response. Demonstrated ability to run agile ceremonies and manage projects in a fast paced environment. Experience with talent management, hiring, coaching, and growing high performing teams. Familiarity with stakeholder management and cross functional collaboration, especially within organizations serving both commercial and government sectors. Excellent communication skills, capable of presenting technical issues and progress to both technical and executive audiences. Nice to Haves: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field. Certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISA) 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 in office International exposure to our team in France Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non birthing parent 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 $140,800 - $190,000 a year State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $140,800- $190,000 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. Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes. 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 Golden, CO and Toulouse, France. As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

Loft Orbital is revolutionizing access to space by building reliable, shareable satellites that drastically reduce the time and complexity traditionally required to get to orbit. We operate satellites, fly customer payloads, and handle entire missions from end-to-end. We're a close-knit team of space enthusiasts, software experts, and cutting edge technologists, all working together to make space simple for our customers. As a Senior Security Engineer on our Security and Compliance Team, your mission will be to ensure that our highly automated, containerized, and globally distributed infrastructure remains secure throughout its lifecycle, from architecture to incident response. You'll be at the heart of our DevSecOps efforts, collaborating directly with infrastructure, software, product, and solution teams to scale Loft's security maturity while embracing our startup agility and culture. This is a hands on, deeply collaborative role, offering broad scope, rapid growth opportunities, and yes, a chance to contribute to space missions About the Role Champion DevSecOps best practices by designing and implementing security controls directly into our CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab CI). Lead and automate application and infrastructure security assessments, including threat modeling and code review. Partner with developers and SREs to identify, remediate, and prevent vulnerabilities through secure design and practical guidance. Design, build, and maintain secure architecture patterns for containerized, cloud native, and distributed workloads. Develop and maintain automated security tooling, such as container image scanning, IaC validation, and policy as code. Collaborate on automated security tooling for container image scanning, IaC validation, and RBAC compliance. Support incident response workflows, including detection, forensics, root cause analysis, and post mortems. Provide technical mentorship and real time enablement to help teams adopt a "secure by default" mindset. Contribute to internal security tools and automation using Python, Go, or other modern languages. Continuously improve how we measure and scale security across our SRE and infrastructure platforms. Must Haves Deep experience with cloud security in AWS, Azure, or GCP environments. Strong knowledge of container and Kubernetes security in production environments. Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go, C++). Hands on experience with zero trust architecture, service mesh, and software defined networking. Solid understanding of DevSecOps pipelines, IaC tools, and secure build processes. Hands on experience with vulnerability scanning, SAST/DAST tools, and automated security testing. Proven success in fast paced, highly collaborative environments, ideally at a startup or scale up. Comfortable working closely with developers and SREs in an enablement first security culture. Clear, concise communication and documentation skills. Ability to thrive in a multicultural, globally distributed engineering team. Master's degree in Computer Science or a similar field Nice to Haves Practical experience with policy as code (OPA, Sentinel, etc.). Understanding of software defined networking and security policy enforcement in mesh environments. Familiarity with modern SRE practices, observability, and resilience engineering. Contributions to open source security tools or frameworks. Interest or experience in space operations or aerospace systems. 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 in office International exposure to our team in France Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non birthing parent 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 $140,250 - $190,000 a year State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role, which is $140,250- $190,000 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. Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes. 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 Golden, CO and Toulouse, France. As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

A space technology firm in San Francisco is looking for a Senior Security Engineer to ensure secure infrastructure and contribute to the company's DevSecOps efforts. This collaborative role includes designing security controls for CI/CD pipelines, assessing application security, and mentoring teams in security best practices. Ideal candidates have cloud and container security expertise, a strong programming background, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. This position offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, supporting a dynamic, inclusive culture.