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.
Controls Software Engineer, Pointing & Tracking
Own the real-time control loop software that keeps lasers precisely pointed between moving satellites and ground stations at Cowboy Space, a startup building space-based solar energy infrastructure. Day to day, you translate control theory into embedded Rust, tune closed-loop controllers, build simulation and HIL test tooling, and support hardware integration through on-orbit operations.
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…
Flight Software Engineer
Senior flight software engineer who owns payload flight software for Cowboy Space's satellites — writing Rust for attitude/pointing state machines, command handling, and telemetry/data storage, setting the team's architecture, building HIL/simulation test infrastructure, and driving toward a near-term on-orbit demonstration. On-site in San Carlos, CA or Kent, WA.
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.
Power Avionics Engineer
Power Avionics 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…
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical 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…
Mechanical Engineer | Solar Array Deployable Structures
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…
Mechanical Engineer | Deployable Radiators
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…
Mechanical Engineer - Active Cooling
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…
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.