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Loft Orbital

Attitude Guidance & Performance Engineer

San Francisco, CA$130k–$190kfull timemidAdded 1 month ago

About this role

Loft seeks an Attitude Guidance & Performance Engineer to lead spacecraft attitude control and guidance system development across their growing satellite fleet. You'll establish technical standards for ADCS performance, design guidance algorithms, and support on-orbit operations while collaborating with mission teams and spacecraft suppliers.

What you'll do

  • Serve as technical authority for ADCS performance and attitude control across Loft missions
  • Develop and validate guidance algorithms for multiple spacecraft platforms
  • Define performance requirements and specifications with mission teams and customers
  • Support in-orbit operations and troubleshoot complex attitude control issues
  • Design a common guidance service interface compatible with diverse spacecraft
  • Collaborate with spacecraft suppliers on attitude control implementations

What they're looking for

  • Attitude dynamics and control theory
  • Guidance algorithm development
  • Spacecraft ADCS systems
  • On-orbit operations experience
  • Systems engineering and requirements definition
  • Mission analysis and performance validation
  • Spacecraft bus and platform knowledge
  • Technical communication with cross-functional teams
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Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital builds and operates satellites, developing spacecraft guidance systems, mission software, and payload integration solutions. The company is hiring spacecraft engineers, software engineers, and systems engineers to support satellite operations, attitude control development, and mission deployment.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience developing or validating attitude control algorithms for spacecraft. What was your role and what challenges did you encounter?
  • Tell us about a time you had to resolve a complex ADCS performance issue during on-orbit operations. How did you approach the problem?
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