Responsibilities
- 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
Requirements
- 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 Have
- 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
- 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
Who We Are
Loft: Space Made Simple. Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple 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, on-orbit AI, 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 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives. With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure. As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.
Additional Information
- Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT) and flexible working hours
- Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable
- Resume must be in English
