Test Technician

Loft Orbital is hiring a Test Technician. It pays $68k-$95k a year and 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.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Python, hardware testing and aerospace.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
Level lists 75 other open roles at Loft Orbital.
The role was posted within the past week.

AI in this role

Support spacecraft hardware testing, execute functional and environmental tests, and optimize manufacturing and test processes.

python

hardware-testingaerospaceenvironmental-testing

Wanna join the adventure?

You will be the hands-on support, working with our Test Engineers to inspect and test spacecraft hardware and associated equipment (e.g., wire harnesses, avionics boxes, sub-assemblies). As a Test Technician, you will execute functional (Python experience preferred) and environmental testing (vibration, thermal, TVAC, EMI/EMC) and optimize design, build, and test processes to help Loft effectively scale test activities to meet emerging and contractual demand.

This role offers the opportunity to deepen your technical expertise in testing complex aerospace hardware while working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

Must Haves:

Strong communication skills (both written and oral)
Ability to interpret & work from engineering drawings & 3D models.
Solid computer skills and familiarity with controlled designs and processes.
Coding/Programming experience of some type is required; Python is preferred.
Previous experience with Vibration, Thermal Vacuum (TVAC), and/or EMC/EMI testing.
Meticulously detail-oriented with pride in ownership of work performed.

Nice to Haves:

RF products/tools/test experience (Vector Network Analyzers)
Experience with optical payloads (cameras) or other optics testing
Experience with test standards (GEVS, CEQATR, Mil-Std-1540, CETS/CTP)
Certified forklift and/or crane operator

Some of Our Awesome Benefits:

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance
Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 12 paid holidays
401(k) plan and equity options
Daily catered lunches and snacks
International exposure to our team in France
Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for primary caregiver and 10 weeks for secondary caregiver
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Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
Relocation assistance 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.

How we rate this

Test Technician at Loft Orbital rates 0 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

Test Technician is an open job at Loft Orbital.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $68k-$95k a year.
The role is based in Golden, CO.
The job was posted on October 27, 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

Hardware TestingAerospaceEnvironmental TestingPython

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Tell me about a project where hardware testing was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where aerospace was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where environmental testing was part of your work. What did you do?
What's a project where you used Python hands-on?

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