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Serve as the technical authority for ADCS performance, guidance algorithms, and attitude control across spacecraft missions. This includes defining performance requirements, validating guidance solutions, and diagnosing in-orbit anomalies.
Requires over 5 years of experience as an attitude control architect or engineer with extensive knowledge of Python. Candidates should be comfortable in fast-paced environments and possess strong communication skills.
Are you passionate about spacecraft attitude control, guidance, and mission performance? If so, this is the perfect role for you!
Loft flies multiple satellites per year and is building the next generation of guidance and attitude control capabilities across a growing fleet of spacecraft. We're looking for an Attitude Guidance & Performance Engineer to serve as the technical authority for ADCS performance, guidance algorithms, and attitude control across Loft missions.
This role requires expertise in attitude dynamics, guidance and control, and on-orbit operations. You'll work closely with mission teams, customers, and spacecraft suppliers to define performance requirements, develop and validate guidance solutions, support in-orbit operations, and resolve complex attitude control challenges.
You'll help build a common guidance service that interfaces with multiple spacecraft platforms, supports diverse customer missions, and enables increasingly agile spacecraft operations.
\nAbout the Role:Work with Programs Lead Systems Engineers to define performance requirements, consolidate budgets, and ADCS allocations;
Develop and validate the attitude guidance algorithms (on-ground or in orbit);
Develop the ADCS calibration strategy;
Coordinate with the bus suppliers to ensure a follow-up and anomaly resolution;
Support customer interactions for ADCS performance;
Be the technical reference for attitude control matters for the in-orbit fleet;
Diagnose and troubleshoot the ADCS anomalies.
You have 5+ years of proven experience as an attitude control architect or engineer;
You possess strong communication and organizational skills;
You challenge conventional aerospace engineering and testing practices, and/or have experience in a fast-paced development environment;
You perform well under pressure and are always ready to be hands-on;
You have extensive knowledge of Python.
Experience with Flight / Orbital Dynamics, in addition to attitude control
Experience with Earth Observation missions
International experience
*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented 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.
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.
Space Made Simple
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.
Offices: San Francisco, CA, US · Toulouse, Occitanie, FR · Golden, Colorado, US
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