Loft Orbital

Loft builds the space infrastructure that lets any company, government or institution harness the benefits of space. We have developed a standardized satellite platform that can be configured to fly any customer mission. With our own hardware and software abstraction layers on top of a commodity satellite bus, our platform is truly turnkey and plug-and-play.

loftorbital.com

Loft Orbital

loftorbital.com

HQUS

Team Size328

Open Jobs31

Total Funding$357M

Latest FundraiseUnknown

TL;DR

What they do: Turnkey standardized satellite platforms and on-orbit services (physical payload hosting and virtual missions)

Founded: 2017

HQ / offices: San Francisco; operations in Golden, CO and Toulouse, France

Latest raise: $170M Series C (announced Jan 2025)

Total funding (approx.): $330M

Company Overview

Problem Domain

Space infrastructure and satellite-hosting services for commercial and government customers

Founded

2017

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Funding Track Record

Series C- January 2025

$170M

Series C announced Jan 14–15, 2025; participants included Temasek, Uncork Capital, Foundation Capital and others

Investor Signal

“Raised a $170M Series C co-led by Tikehau Capital and Axial Partners with participation from institutional investors (e.g., Temasek); broad investor base across prior rounds”

Founders

What we do

TL;DR

Company Overview

Funding Track Record

Founders

What we do

Loft Orbital

loftorbital.com

Loft Orbital

loftorbital.com

HQUS

Team Size328

Open Jobs31

Total Funding$357M

Latest FundraiseUnknown

TL;DR

What they do: Turnkey standardized satellite platforms and on-orbit services (physical payload hosting and virtual missions)

Founded: 2017

HQ / offices: San Francisco; operations in Golden, CO and Toulouse, France

Latest raise: $170M Series C (announced Jan 2025)

Total funding (approx.): $330M

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Company Overview

Problem Domain

Space infrastructure and satellite-hosting services for commercial and government customers

Founded

2017

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Funding Track Record

Series C- January 2025

$170M

Series C announced Jan 14–15, 2025; participants included Temasek, Uncork Capital, Foundation Capital and others

Investor Signal

“Raised a $170M Series C co-led by Tikehau Capital and Axial Partners with participation from institutional investors (e.g., Temasek); broad investor base across prior rounds”

Founders

What we do

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Satellite Operations Software Engineer

On-SiteToulouse, Occitanie, FR

On-Site • Toulouse, Occitanie, FR

Wanna join the adventure? As a Satellite Operations Software Engineer , you will be a key contributor to the development, automation, and operation of Orbitworks’ satellite programs.

This is a hand on satellite operations role combined with software development and systems engineering to ensure mission success from design to orbit.

You will work across the full stack software, hardware, and operational interfaces to deliver robust, scalable solutions that support satellite commissioning, nominal operations, and anomaly resolution.

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Execute satellite operations, including participating in the on-call rotation as Satellite Controller/Flight Director

Configure and set up tools for programs, including procedures, dashboards, subschedules, resolvers, and auto-pilot plans

Configure systems for commissioning and nominal operations

Handle anomalies and maintain overall space infrastructure performance

Develop automation for both ground and space-based operations

Script mission performance and cockpit configurations, preferably in Python

Validate and verify tools used in satellite operations

Support test campaigns prior to and during launch

Apply the “Test as We Fly” methodology for all mission-critical systems

Understand customer CONOPS for operational planning and execution

Interface with customers prior to and during mission deployment

Strong background in satellite operations and complex systems management
Willingness to train as a Satellite Controller/Flight Director, including commissioning and on-call rotation
Proven software development experience with strong automation skills
Ability to work across full hardware/software stack (ground-based, space-based, and interface systems)
Proficiency in Python and Git
Pragmatic mindset with ability to balance short- and long-term operational goals
High accountability, autonomy, and ownership in delivering results
Openness to learning and working outside comfort zones in a fast-paced environmentScripting experience for automation and mission operations

Experience with Airbus satellite platforms (Arrow-150 bus) in avionics, ADCS, or propulsion
Experience with LEO satellite operations and constellation management
Experience interacting with and managing customers
Background in satellite testing, AIT, validation and verification of complex systems
Arabic language skills or willingness to learn

Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.