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Loft Federal jobs
Loft Federal, Loft Orbital's national security arm, provides in its own words mission autonomy, edge processing and secure mission execution for national security space missions. It hires in Arvada and Golden, Colorado.
, SpaceJobs.Now lists 14 open jobs at Loft Federal; their typical pay runs $153k to $246k a year, with a median of $162k.
Typical pay, live
Latest Loft Federal openings
Read 7 Nov 2026, 10:02 UTCSoftware Engineer - Security (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Arvada, Colorado, United States · 4w agoDetails
$110,000–$150,000/yrCloud Infrastructure Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Arvada, Colorado, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$120,000–$185,000/yrGround Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Golden, Colorado, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$120,000–$185,000/yrAssembly Integration & Test Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Arvada, Colorado, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$110,000–$138,000/yrSr.Satellite Systems Engineer (opens the job details)
Systems & Test · Arvada, Colorado, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$136,000–$175,000/yrFlight Software Engineer (opens the job details)
Flight Software · Arvada, Colorado, United States · 1mo agoDetails
$100,000–$180,000/yr- $131,750–$178,250/yr
Sr. Manager of Engineering (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Arvada, Colorado, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$180,000–$235,000/yrHead of Programs (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Arvada · 2mo agoDetails
$195,000–$298,000/yrSubcontractor Program Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Golden, Colorado, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$125,000–$210,000/yrProgram Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Golden, Colorado, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$125,000–$210,000/yrHead of Finance (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Arvada, Colorado, United States · 4mo agoDetails
$180,000–$230,000/yr
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Loft Federal at a glance
Loft Federal, Loft Orbital's national security arm, provides in its own words mission autonomy, edge processing and secure mission execution for national security space missions. It hires in Arvada and Golden, Colorado.
14 roles taken from its careers site on 2026-11-07A recruiter wrote to you in Loft Federal's name?
Loft Federal's own sites: loftfederal.com.
What Loft Federal pays
Read from the ranges on its open jobs · 2026-11-07The median is $162k/yr over the 14 open jobs with a posted range, and single figures go from $100k/yr up to $298k/yr. Interns, technicians and senior engineers all sit in that figure; the table below separates the disciplines.
Measured from 14 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours).
The top-paying Loft Federal jobs open now
Every 14, highest pay firstHead of Programs (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Arvada · 2mo agoDetails
$195,000–$298,000/yrSenior Director, Business Development - Intelligence Community (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Arvada, CO or Washington +2 more · 8mo agoDetails
$200,000–$250,000/yrSr. Manager of Engineering (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Arvada, Colorado, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$180,000–$235,000/yrHead of Finance (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Arvada, Colorado, United States · 4mo agoDetails
$180,000–$230,000/yrSubcontractor Program Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Golden, Colorado, United States · 2mo agoDetails
$125,000–$210,000/yr
The middle half is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top, measured the same way for every list on the site. A posting's range is base salary only: stock, sign-on money and bonuses are extra where a company offers them. The methodology explains how each pay figure is measured and graded.
What Loft Federal looks for
The usual bar in each discipline Loft Federal is staffing right now. A posting can ask for more or less (a clearance, a degree, years on hardware), so check the role itself before applying.
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background.
A computer science degree or equivalent experience; some programs need a US security clearance.
An engineering degree; test technicians often come from the military or a technical program.
An electrical or computer engineering degree; harness and board technicians often hold IPC certifications.
A computer science, aerospace or electrical engineering degree; C/C++ for flight code, control theory for GNC.
Often no degree for logistics and maintenance; buyers and planners usually have business or supply-chain training.
Loft Federal's disciplines
Each discipline page covers the work itself, the usual entry bar and the pay posted for it across the industry.
For the wider picture, open the pay tables for every discipline or the space employers that pay the most.
Loft Federal sites with openings
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Open jobs at Loft Federal since Aug 2024
How many jobs Loft Federal's own careers board listed, month by month, counted from the copies the Internet Archive kept of that board, and the same board on 6 Nov 2026. A month with no copy has no point, and each month links to the copy it was counted from.
Jobs on its own careers board
Aug 2024: 8 · low 4 (Mar 2025) · Jul 2026: 5 · today 15
Every month's count
- Aug 2024: 8
- Sep 2024: 5
- Oct 2024: 5
- Jan 2025: 8
- Feb 2025: 6
- Mar 2025: 4
- Apr 2025: 4
- Jun 2025: 4
- Jul 2025: 4
- Nov 2025: 6
- Jan 2026: 7
- Apr 2026: 4
- Jul 2026: 5
- 6 Nov 2026: 15 (the board today)
Questions about Loft Federal
How do I apply to Loft Federal?
Choose a role below and use its Apply button, which opens that posting on Loft Federal's careers site; the application goes straight to Loft Federal. Screening, interviews and any offer happen between you and the company, without us.
What does Loft Federal pay?
Across the 14 open Loft Federal jobs that give a pay range, the middle of the market is $153k–$246k/yr and the median $162k/yr. The lowest posted figure is $100k/yr and the highest $298k/yr. These are base salary ranges as the postings give them; equity, bonuses and relocation help come on top where offered.
Which disciplines is Loft Federal staffing?
Of its 14 openings, the largest groups are programs & business (6), ground software & IT (3) and systems, integration & test (2).
What does Loft Federal ask for in program management and business jobs in space?
A business, finance, law or engineering degree; program managers often hold a PMP or an engineering background. The exact bar is in each Loft Federal posting.
How fresh is this list of Loft Federal roles?
We read Loft Federal's public careers site every night. A role stays here as long as Loft Federal keeps it up, dated with our last check.
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