Sales Systems Engineer

1 month, 2 weeks ago
Full-time
Senior
Sales and Business Development
Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital

Loft Orbital provides rapid and simplified access to space by deploying infrastructure as a service. They shield customers from mission complexity, delivering missions in months with high performance satellites.

Aerospace & Defense
51-250
Founded 2016
$16M raised

Description

  • Lead customer conversations in English and translate mission needs into technical requirements and next steps.
  • Own technical customer engagements end-to-end from early mission or payload discussions through contract signature.
  • Understand and explain Loft Orbital’s satellite platforms, in-orbit capabilities, mission services, and operations.
  • Evaluate customer design and interface requirements for physical and on-demand missions against Loft’s program offerings and technical specifications.
  • Drive the development of customer-specific technical solutions throughout the sales process.
  • Own technical proposal content, including preliminary architectures, mission analyses, and written narratives.
  • Act as the primary coordination point between Business Development and Engineering.
  • Analyze customer requirements, synthesize information, and build alignment across teams.
  • Push technical discussions toward clear outcomes and decisions.
  • Support mission solution discussions, accommodations, and design tradeoffs with customers and engineers.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, mission operations, or aerospace engineering, ideally on LEO satellite programs.
  • Experience evaluating satellite payloads, mission planning, and CONOPS.
  • Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, concisely, and confidently in English, verbally and in writing.
  • Experience working across functions in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
  • Strong systems-level thinking and the ability to quickly understand new architectures, tools, and internal processes.
  • Proven ability to bring structure, clarity, and momentum to technical discussions with customers and internal teams.
  • Comfort operating hands-on in modern tools, internal systems, and lightweight startup processes.
  • Passion for the commercial space industry and enthusiasm for working directly with customers.
  • Prior experience in customer-facing technical roles such as sales engineering, solutions engineering, mission architecture, or customer programs (preferred).
  • Experience with a variety of LEO missions, including Earth Observation (preferred).

Benefits

  • Equity in the company.
  • Up to 35 days of paid time off, including vacations and RTT.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Health and life insurance.
  • Lunch vouchers.
  • Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse.
  • Company and team off-sites and other events.
  • Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable.

Interested in this position?

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