Sales Systems Engineer

About Loft

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. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure, Loft reduces integration and launch timelines from years to months. With over 30 missions flown, Loft's flight heritage enables customers to focus on their mission objectives. We are scaling rapidly across San Francisco, CA, Golden, CO, and Toulouse, France.

About this Role

We are hiring a seasoned Sales Engineer to work on the front lines of Loft’s business development efforts. In this role, you will act as the technical translator and driver of clarity between customers and internal engineering teams, owning technical customer engagements end-to-end—from early discussions on mission or payload requirements to contract signature. This role is ideal for someone coming from a modern space service or mission provider environment who thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous settings and communicates complex ideas with precision.

What You’ll Do

• Lead customer conversations in English with confidence and clarity, translating mission needs into crisp technical requirements and clear next steps.
• Deeply understand Loft Orbital’s technical solution ecosystem (satellite platforms, in-orbit capabilities, mission services, operations) to communicate mission solutions, accommodations, and design tradeoffs concisely to both customers and engineers.
• Evaluate customer design and interface requirements for physical and on-demand missions, aligning with Loft’s program offerings and technical specifications.
• Drive the development of customer-specific technical solutions, asking the right questions throughout the sales process to align on program expectations.
• Own technical proposal content end-to-end, including preliminary architectures, mission analyses, and written narratives that are structured, clear, and mission-oriented.
• Act as the primary coordination point between Business Development and Engineering—analyzing customer requirements, synthesizing information, building alignment, and pushing discussions to outcomes.

Must Haves

• Approximately 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, mission operations, or aerospace engineering, ideally working on LEO satellite programs.
• Some experience with evaluation of satellite payloads, mission planning, and CONOPS.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, concisely, and confidently in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience working across functions in fast-paced organizations where priorities shift and ambiguity is common.
• Strong systems-level thinking with the ability to quickly understand new architectures, tools, and internal processes.
• Proven ability to drive structure, clarity, and momentum in technical discussions with customers and internal teams.
• Comfortable operating hands-on in modern tools, internal systems, and lightweight processes typical of scaling startups.
• Passion for the commercial space industry and enthusiasm for working directly with customers.

Nice to Haves

• Prior experience in customer-facing technical roles (sales engineering, solutions engineering, mission architecture, customer programs).
• Demonstrated experience with a variety of LEO missions, including Earth Observation.

Some of Our Awesome Benefits (France)

• Equity, to have an active role in our success.
• Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT) and 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 many other events.
• Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable.

Loft encourages applications from candidates who may not meet 100% of the listed criteria, valuing passion, grit, and diverse perspectives.