Flight Software Engineer - On-Orbit Systems, High-Impact

Cerebras; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

FSA/HSA

Life/AD&D/Disability

Paid time off

401(k) + equity

Lunch and snacks

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Loft Federal is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to join our on-orbit software team. You will connect spacecraft hardware to the platform, enabling successful missions and powerful automation.

You will own software design, review code, and contribute to tests and CI pipelines while coordinating with downstream teams and potentially operating parts of our satellite fleet. A leadership background is a plus.

Qualifications

• US citizen with TS clearance and SCI eligibility.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience with C/C++ (C++11+) and Python.
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Experience with CI tools (GitLab-CI, Jenkins or similar).
• Knowledge of build systems (Make, CMake).
• Understanding of distributed architecture.
• Familiarity with UDP/TCP/IP networking and POSIX.
• Experience developing multi-threaded applications.
• Previous team leader or manager role.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and refine software with high ownership for robust, reliable features.
• Review code and enforce development processes and standards.
• Design and implement unit and integration tests.
• Use version control to manage feature branches and releases.
• Contribute to onboard software architecture through design proposals.
• Review and improve software development processes and standards.
• Coordinate with downstream teams on releases.
• Occasionally operate our on-orbit satellite fleet in addition to onboard software duties.

Skills

C/C++ (C++11+)

Python

Git

CI tools

Build systems

Distributed systems

Networking

Multithreading

Leadership

Tools

GitLab-CI

Jenkins

Make

CMake

Job description

Loft Federal is seeking a Flight Software Engineer to join our on-orbit software team. You will connect spacecraft hardware to the platform, enabling successful missions and powerful automation.

You will own software design, review code, and contribute to tests and CI pipelines while coordinating with downstream teams and potentially operating parts of our satellite fleet. A leadership background is a plus.