Cowboy Space Corp.
Building satellite-based orbital infrastructure for AI data centers.
Company facts
- Founded
- 2024
- Employees
- 100
- Headquarters
- United States
- Type
- Private
- Funding
- Series B · $275M · 2026
Open positions
Ground Station Software Engineer
Owns the Python and Go software that forms the communications backbone between ground stations and Cowboy Space's satellites — designing distributed systems, building simulation and testing frameworks, integrating with hardware, and supporting on-orbit operations for a space-based solar energy startup.
Senior Sourcing and Procurement Manager
Senior Sourcing and Procurement Manager Mission Cowboy Space Corporation is solving the global energy crisis by building the infrastructure for abundant, resilient space-based solar energy. We are tackling one of…
Senior Compute Validation Engineer
Senior Compute Validation Engineer at Cowboy Space Corp., ensuring robust hardware systems for orbital satellites, collaborating cross-functionally, and driving validation strategies.
Embedded Software Engineer
Own real-time embedded software for spacecraft subsystems (power distribution, thermal control, avionics boards) at Cowboy Space, a startup building space-based solar energy satellites. Work spans board bring-up, driver and firmware development in C/C++ with FreeRTOS/bare-metal, and hands-on hardware debugging in San Carlos, CA.
GPU System Reliability Engineer Lead
About Cowboy Space Corp: Mission Cowboy Space Corporation is solving the global energy crisis by building the infrastructure for abundant, resilient space-based solar energy. We are tackling one of humanity’s most…
Senior Controls Engineer
About Cowboy Space Corp: Mission Cowboy Space Corporation is solving the global energy crisis by building the infrastructure for abundant, resilient space-based solar energy. We are tackling one of humanity’s most…
Senior Integration & Test Engineer
Senior Integration & Test Engineer at Cowboy Space owns end-to-end validation of satellite hardware and avionics systems in San Carlos, CA — bringing up and debugging electrical systems, building test infrastructure (racks, fixtures, harnessing), developing automated test procedures (Python), and running environmental/functional testing from prototype through flight and launch readiness.
Software Engineer, Test & Automation
Own and build hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure for satellites, automating test orchestration with Python/C/C++ against real or emulated spacecraft hardware in a lab environment.
Software Engineer
Builds software that controls and scales spacecraft and ground infrastructure — flight software interfacing with hardware, simulation/testing frameworks, mission control, and internal tooling. Works across the stack with hardware teams, using languages like C++, Python, or Rust at a space-based solar energy startup.