Senior Satellite Systems Engineer — Mission-Critical Spacecraft

Loft Orbital Solutions; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 136,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Equity options

Paid parental leave

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Loft Federal seeks a Senior Satellite Systems Engineer to lead multi-mission spacecraft engineering efforts. You will shape requirements, CONOPS, and verification strategies while coordinating across mission teams and with customers on budgets and schedules.

You'll work on multi-payload configurations, test campaigns at the manufacturer’s facility, and help advance mission concepts of operations with a focus on delivering reliable space infrastructure and top-tier customer service.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• Active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret; SCI desired.
• Experience as a technical specialist on spacecraft subsystems and system-level topics (Thermal, Structural, ADCS, RF).
• Experience delivering a spacecraft to orbit or space-qualified hardware to a customer.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage technical budgets, system requirements, and verification approaches.
• Shape CONOPS and support customer SLAs.
• Contribute to program and product management with customers on schedule matters.
• Create interface specs, CONOPS, and design documentation; support test procedures and spacecraft integration and test campaigns.

Skills

US Citizenship

Security clearance

Spacecraft subsystems expertise

Small satellite assembly & test

Fast-paced development

Spacecraft to orbit experience

Face of technical requirements

Tools

STK

Job description

Loft Federal seeks a Senior Satellite Systems Engineer to lead multi-mission spacecraft engineering efforts. You will shape requirements, CONOPS, and verification strategies while coordinating across mission teams and with customers on budgets and schedules.

You'll work on multi-payload configurations, test campaigns at the manufacturer’s facility, and help advance mission concepts of operations with a focus on delivering reliable space infrastructure and top-tier customer service.