Embedded Application Engineer

Wanna join the adventure?

At Loft Orbital, we have just successfully launched our first three satellites that we fly and operate ourselves.

We are now actively looking for embedded developers to join and help us build the technology to drive success of our future missions.

️ ️ ️ We are looking for Embedded Application Engineers to work in our Toulouse office.

As an Embedded Application Engineer, you will help develop software to run on our satellites that interface directly with customer payloads.

We are looking for engineers able to comprehend complex and rich systems, spanning over various nodes running embedded Linux.

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

We're developing the platform that enables our customers to develop software onboard satellites.

We need individuals who: have experienced projects done at scale; designed and architected distributed systems; guide, mentor and lead team members.

Our Software Integration team has talented individual contributors both in the US and in Europe from a variety of backgrounds.

You will have the opportunity to work together with customers and internal stakeholders (Mission Leads, Satellite Operators, Ground Software, etc.) to iterate on new features, solve common goals, and ship space missions!

*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized 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.

About this Role:

Develop software applications to run on our satellites that interface directly with customer payloads over a distributed system running embedded Linux.

Provide technical assistance in troubleshooting satellite issues.

Participate in operation of satellites.

Must Haves:

Building applications with C/C++ on distributed embedded Linux systems

Following test driven development practices

Capacity to clearly and concisely communicate about technical problems and propose thorough iterative solutions

Taste for large exposure across internal and external teams

Nice to Haves:

Experience with communication protocols, high-level (gRPC) and low-level (custom implementation of bit packed protocols)

A solid understanding of distributed systems and service oriented architectures

Working understanding of Docker or other containerization services

Proficiency with Python

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 #loft-gourmand)

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

Full time