Loft Orbital

Program Manager

• Participate in evaluation, negotiation and closure of critical sub-contracts with strategic suppliers across space segment, launch, and ground and data services
• Manage contract changes and change control throughout the full contract lifecycle
• Maintain comprehensive and auditable records compliant with company, contractual, and export control requirements
• Review contracts for applicable technical, quality, and regulatory requirements; flag non-conformances to Engineering and Legal
• Monitor and report subcontractor performance against schedule, cost, and quality targets
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks; escalate issues to the Director of Strategic Suppliers and relevant stakeholders
• Develop relationships with Program Execution, Engineering, Legal/Contracts, Finance, and vendors
• Assess supplier design maturity throughout development
• Coordinate deliverables, acceptance milestones, schedules, risk reviews, milestone reviews, and gate readiness
• Support Business Development with supplier inputs for proposals and pricing; contribute to the Approved Vendor List strategy

Supplier Program Manager

Backend Engineer

• Design and build backend tools for satellite operations, including services powering passes, autopilots, activities, and day-to-day operations
• Handle commands and telemetry across multiple satellite buses and ground segment providers, focusing on safety, robustness, and observability
• Write production backend code in Python and own services from design and implementation through deployment and maintenance
• Collaborate with flight software, embedded software, integration and test, and space infrastructure teams to integrate new satellite buses and capabilities into Cockpit
• Support internal Cockpit users, including operators, test engineers, and solutions engineers, by improving APIs, workflows, and debugging tools
• Participate in spacecraft operations through SatDevOps rotations, investigate anomalies, and support real-time incident response when needed
• Build and scale microservices that connect ground and flight software for safe, reliable on-orbit operations

Backend Engineer – Mission Operations Services

• Design and build backend tools for operations, including services powering passes, autopilots, activities, and day-to-day satellite operations
• Handle commands and telemetry across multiple satellite buses and ground segment providers, focusing on safety, robustness, and observability
• Write production backend code in Python and own services end-to-end from design and implementation through deployment and maintenance
• Collaborate with flight software, embedded software, integration and test, and space infrastructure teams to integrate new satellite buses and capabilities into Cockpit
• Support internal Cockpit users, including operators, test engineers, and solutions engineers, by improving APIs, workflows, and debugging tools
• Participate in spacecraft operations through SatDevOps rotations, occasionally investigating anomalies and supporting real-time incident response
• Build and scale microservices connecting ground and flight software for safe, reliable on-orbit operations
• Debug live missions across multiple satellite platforms