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Backend Engineering Intern: Ground Platform Control

Loft Orbital

Join Loft Orbital, a fast-growing space company, as a Backend Engineering Intern. You will work on backend systems that directly control satellites, gaining valuable experience in the space industry. The internship is based in Toulouse, France, and offers a monthly stipend, lunch vouchers, and a sustainable mobility package.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop a control investigation API to assist operators with investigations and automate standard investigations into failed commanding and lack of telemetry.
  • Work closely with satellite operators to learn about common failure cases and understand how to best automate investigations.
  • Build and scale microservices that sit between ground and flight software, turning high-level intent into safe, reliable on-orbit operations.