Wanna join the adventure?
Loft Orbital is redefining how satellites are built and deployed. We provide a fast, simple, and reliable path to orbit by combining standardized space vehicles, mission-specific payload integration, and end-to-end mission execution.
As a Harness Design Engineer, you’ll help design the electrical harnesses that connect spacecraft systems, avionics, payloads, and test equipment. You’ll work across electrical systems, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and integration & test to turn electrical interfaces into reliable, production-ready hardware.
This is a great opportunity for an earlier career candidate with a strong electrical engineering foundation and an interest in developing expertise in spacecraft harness design.
About this role:
* Design electrical harnesses for spacecraft, payloads, and test systems.
* Translate schematics, ICDs, pinouts, and electrical interfaces into harness designs.
* Create harness schematics and 3D harness assemblies using Creo.
* Develop manufacturing drawings, bills of material, and harness documentation.
* Support harness fabrication, inspection, integration, testing, and troubleshooting.
* Contribute to harness libraries, design standards, and continuous improvement.
Must haves:
* Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field
* Strong foundation in electrical engineering, circuits, electronics, and electrical interfaces.
* Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, pinouts, and interface documentation.
* Strong attention to detail and interest in precise, hands-on engineering work.
* Ability to learn new engineering tools and collaborate across electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.
* Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
Nice to haves:
* Experience with Creo, SolidWorks, CATIA, or another 3D CAD system.
* Experience with electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, block diagrams, or connectivity data.
* Familiarity with connectors, wires, cables, shielding, grounding, strain relief, or EMI/EMC.
* Hands-on experience with electronics, PCBs, soldering, crimping, electrical test equipment, or hardware integration.
* Coursework or project experience in embedded systems, RF, signal integrity, power electronics, or high-speed digital design.
Some of our awesome benefits:
* Equity, we want you to have an active role in our success
* Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT ) and flexible working hours, we want you to be at your best
* Health and life insurance, we care about your health
* Lunch Vouchers, because let’s be honest, we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it #loft-gourmand)
* Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse to learn from our differences
* Company and team off-sites and many other events to work & celebrate together
* Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable
_\*_ _Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes._
Who We Are
Loft: Space Made Simple.
Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.
We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.
With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.
_As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English._