Onboard Software Solutions Engineer

Loft Orbital Solutions
Abu Dhabi
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

The Onboard Software Solutions Engineer role designs, configures, tests, and deploys onboard software for satellite programs, extending agnostic software to fit mission architectures and building automated infrastructure for end-to-end release. You’ll collaborate with Engineering and Satellite Operations to ensure rapid, reliable on-orbit software delivery while improving test coverage and automating validation for real-time mission support.

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Loft Orbital Solutions
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Onboard Software Solutions Engineer

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Job Summary

The Onboard Software Solutions Engineer role designs, configures, tests, and deploys onboard software for satellite programs, extending agnostic software to fit mission architectures and building automated infrastructure for end-to-end release. You’ll collaborate with Engineering and Satellite Operations to ensure rapid, reliable on-orbit software delivery while improving test coverage and automating validation for real-time mission support.
Location: Abu Dhabi
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Streamline the creation, integration, validation, and release of onboard software by improving test coverage, automating testing, and minimizing time from feature development to availability on-orbit.
  • •Configure standard onboard software components for customers' payloads and support the deployment and troubleshooting internally and externally
  • •Own and evolve the tools for onboard software creation, versioning, testing, and release management while providing transparent, up-to-date status tracking for all stakeholders across programs and missions.
  • •Collaborate closely with the broader Engineering and Satellite Operations teams to ensure the rapid, reliable, and thoroughly tested deployment of onboard software for customers.
  • •Support deployment and troubleshooting for customers internally and externally

Key Requirements

  • •Experience in Python and C++
  • •Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (gitlab-ci, teamcity, travis-ci)
  • •Automated testing frameworks
  • •Experience in data serialization/deserialization (yaml, json, cue)
  • •Previous experience as Flight Software Engineer or Software Integration Engineer or Software Test Engineer or Software Engineer with a focus on Automated Testing
Experience:Aerospace
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork
Tech Stack:PythonC++GitLab CITeamCityTravis CIYAMLJSONCue

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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