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About the role
Loft’s Onboard Software group provides the on-orbit software that powers our core products. This is responsible for monitoring and control of major space program elements, including: Flight Products computational environments (including physical and virtual processors);
What they're looking for
- 2+ years software engineering experience, using programming languages including C/C++ (C++11 or newer) and Python
- Experience with version control systems such as Git
- Experience with continuous integration tools (e.g., GitLab-CI, Jenkins)
- Experience with build systems (e.g., Make, CMake)
- Understanding of distributed architecture
- Familiarity with networking protocols (e.g., UDP , TCP, IP) and POSIX standards
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Loft’s Onboard Software group provides the on-orbit software that powers our core products. This is responsible for monitoring and control of major space program elements, including:
Flight Products computational environments (including physical and virtual processors);
Interfaces with external equipment (imagers, RF , ISL); and
Interfaces with the spacecraft bus.
The Core Services team is responsible for high-level vehicle services and functions, including file transfer, time synchronization, automation, scheduling, attitude control, and navigation. Many of these services are reused across all satellite programs and form the foundation of our onboard architecture.
- Design, implement, and refine software with a high degree of ownership, driving impactful features from concept through delivery while ensuring robustness and reliability.
- Review code, provide clear feedback, and enforce adherence to established development processes, style guides, and design standards to maintain consistency and quality across the codebase.
- Design and implement unit tests for both self-authored and peer-authored code.
- Utilize version control systems to create feature...
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