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# Guidance & Performance Engineer

- **Company:** Loft Orbital Solutions
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Integrated Development Environments, Python (Programming Language)
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/attitude-guidance-performance-engineer-loft-orbital-solutions-8279651

## About the Role

* You have 5+ years of proven experience as an attitude control architect or engineer;
 * You possess strong communication and organizational skills;
 * You challenge conventional aerospace engineering and testing practices, and/or have experience in a fast-paced development environment;
 * You perform well under pressure and are always ready to be hands-on;
 * You have extensive knowledge of Python., * Experience with Flight / Orbital Dynamics, in addition to attitude control
 * Experience with Earth Observation missions
 * International experience

## Description

Are you passionate about spacecraft attitude control, guidance, and mission performance? If so, this is the perfect role for you!

Loft flies multiple satellites per year and is building the next generation of guidance and attitude control capabilities across a growing fleet of spacecraft. We're looking for an Attitude Guidance & Performance Engineer to serve as the technical authority for ADCS performance, guidance algorithms, and attitude control across Loft missions.

This role requires expertise in attitude dynamics, guidance and control, and on-orbit operations. You'll work closely with mission teams, customers, and spacecraft suppliers to define performance requirements, develop and validate guidance solutions, support in-orbit operations, and resolve complex attitude control challenges.

You'll help build a common guidance service that interfaces with multiple spacecraft platforms, supports diverse customer missions, and enables increasingly agile spacecraft operations., * Work with Programs Lead Systems Engineers to define performance requirements, consolidate budgets, and ADCS allocations;

 * Develop and validate the attitude guidance algorithms (on-ground or in orbit);
 * Develop the ADCS calibration strategy;
 * Coordinate with the bus suppliers to ensure a follow-up and anomaly resolution;
 * Support customer interactions for ADCS performance;
 * Be the technical reference for attitude control matters for the in-orbit fleet;
 * Diagnose and troubleshoot the ADCS anomalies.


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