Satellite Operations Engineer

Loft Orbital is hiring a Satellite Operations Engineer in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Level rates it ; you can apply on Loft Orbital.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
The posting mentions Python, C and systems engineering among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a mid-level role.
Loft Orbital has 66 other open roles on Level.

AI in this role

Design, automate, and operate satellite programs through full-stack software and systems engineering.

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systems-engineeringsoftware-developmentautomation

Wanna join the adventure? As a Satellite Operations Software Engineer, you will be a key contributor to the development, automation, and operation of Orbitworks’ satellite programs. This is a hand on satellite operations role combined with software development and systems engineering to ensure mission success from design to orbit. You will work across the full stack software, hardware, and operational interfaces to deliver robust, scalable solutions that support satellite commissioning, nominal operations, and anomaly resolution.

How we rate this

Satellite Operations Engineer at Loft Orbital rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Satellite Operations Engineer is an open job at Loft Orbital.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Abu Dhabi.
The job was posted on October 12, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Loft Orbital. Apply on Loft Orbital

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Systems EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentAutomationPythonC

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where systems engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where software development was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where automation was part of your work. What did you do?
What's a project where you used Python hands-on?
Walk me through how you've used C in your day-to-day work.

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