Loft Orbital
Product Systems Engineer
$125K–$175K
Golden, CO · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jun 9, 2026
About the job
Defines and maintains the integrated system architecture and technical coherence of Loft Orbital’s Hub product across spacecraft, ground, software, and hardware segments.
What you'll do
- Own integrated system design and selected Hub capabilities; translate concepts into specifications for modular subsystems.
- Lead requirements, traceability, interfaces, trade studies, risk topics, design reviews, and verification across the product lifecycle.
- Coordinate hardware and software teams, maintain system documentation, and align technical decisions with product direction.
What they ask for
- Strong systems engineering background in complex products spanning software and hardware.
- Experience at the boundary of architecture definition, requirements structuring, and engineering implementation.
- Proficiency in software architecture, networking protocols, embedded systems, and integration strategies.
- Experience designing modular systems with standardized interfaces across power, data, mechanical, and thermal domains.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with satellite communication protocols including RF and/or optical links.
- Familiarity with onboard data processing and cloud-based ground segment software for mission operations.
Pay
USD 125,000–175,000 (per-year-salary)
Tools
software architecture, networking protocols, embedded systems, RF, ICD, IRD, CONOPS
AI focus
The posting mentions Loft’s on-orbit AI offering, but does not specify AI work for this role.
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