Director of Embedded Software & FPGA Engineering

Loft Orbital Solutions
Colorado
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 195,000 - 275,000 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentorship","Technical architecture","Cross-company communication","Trade-off decision-making"]

Lead the ESW and FPGA roadmap and technical direction across Loft’s satellite platforms, shaping hardware abstraction layers and engineering interfaces across FPGA, embedded software, onboard software, and operational layers. Manage geographically distributed technical teams and drive architecture, design reviews, testing/verification, documentation, and operational readiness. Build platform foundations for Linux, Yocto/OpenEmbedded, CI/CD, reproducible builds, and secure/sovereign environments.

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Loft Orbital Solutions
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Director of Embedded Software & FPGA Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead the ESW and FPGA roadmap and technical direction across Loft’s satellite platforms, shaping hardware abstraction layers and engineering interfaces across FPGA, embedded software, onboard software, and operational layers. Manage geographically distributed technical teams and drive architecture, design reviews, testing/verification, documentation, and operational readiness. Build platform foundations for Linux, Yocto/OpenEmbedded, CI/CD, reproducible builds, and secure/sovereign environments.
Location: Colorado
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the ESW and FPGA roadmap and technical direction across Loft’s satellite platforms.
  • •Define hardware-abstraction architecture and interfaces across FPGA, embedded software, onboard software, and operational layers.
  • •Drive hardware-agnostic and reusable platform capabilities that improve team independence and enable technology evolution.
  • •Enable ESW/FPGA leads through coaching, clear decision context, and removal of technical or organizational blockers.
  • •Manage and develop geographically distributed leads and teams, including hiring, mentorship, performance management, and team health.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 195,000 - 275,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability InsuranceFsaHsa401kEquity OptionsPaid HolidaysParental LeaveRelocationMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in embedded systems, FPGA, firmware, or closely related engineering with mission-critical delivery.
  • •Proven experience leading and managing technical teams, including geographically distributed teams.
  • •Deep FPGA design and embedded C/C++ experience with real-time systems and HW/SW integration.
  • •Experience designing HW abstractions and hardware-agnostic, reusable interfaces across embedded/onboard/operational layers.
  • •Strong embedded Linux (kernel/drivers/boot/debug) plus Yocto/OpenEmbedded and CI/CD experience, including reproducible releases.
Experience:10+ yearsSpaceSatellitesEmbedded systemsFPGANew Space
Skills:LeadershipMentorshipTechnical architectureCross-company communicationTrade-off decision-making
Tech Stack:FPGAEmbedded CC/C++LinuxYoctoOpenEmbeddedCI/CDReproducible buildsSecure bootHypervisorsRISC-VRustARMU-BootARM Trusted FirmwareDevice-treeRTEMSFreeRTOSVxWorksEthernet

Company Brief

Loft Orbital Solutions
Provides satellite rideshare and mission integration services, offering turnkey spacecraft platforms, payload hosting, and mission operations to accelerate deployment of space-based payloads for commercial and government customers.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Long Beach, United States
Founded: 2017
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