cowboyspace

Open 83d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

2 weeks ago

Senior Compute Validation Engineer

Assembly Automation C++ Firmware GPU +9 skills

Senior Compute Validation Engineer at Cowboy Space Corp., ensuring robust hardware systems for orbital satellites, collaborating cross-functionally, and driving validation strategies.

150K – 200K $

Open 126d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

2 weeks ago

Software Engineer, Reliability (Avionics / Compute Systems)

Acceptance Criteria Assembly C++ CUDA Distributed Systems +7 skills

Own software reliability for Cowboy Space's avionics and high-performance compute systems from concept through on-orbit operations — building automated test/validation frameworks, running HIL and stress testing, and debugging hardware/software anomalies. Core tech: Python/C++, GPUs/accelerators, embedded and distributed systems.

150K – 200K $

Open 30d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

4 weeks ago

Embedded Software Engineer

Assembly Automation C++ Embedded Software Embedded Systems +16 skills

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.

130K – 185K $

Open 30d On-siteNorth AmericaInternshipIntern

Intern, Software Engineering, 2027

Assembly CI/CD C++ FPGA GPU +10 skills

Quarter-long, paid ($1,800/week) software engineering internship for 2027 at Cowboy Space Corp, a San Carlos, CA startup building space-based solar power satellites. Interns design, build, and test software across flight, embedded, and ground systems — avionics, GNC, signal processing, on-orbit GPU/TPU compute, and mission operations tooling — using C, C++, and Python.

94K – 94K $

Open 100d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Controls Engineer

Assembly Automation C++ Firmware GPU +7 skills

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…

Open 104d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeLead

Flight Software Engineer

Assembly C++ Embedded Systems GPU Itar +3 skills

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.

200K – 250K $

Open 90d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

DSP Software Engineer

Assembly CI/CD C++ CUDA Embedded Software +10 skills

Design, implement, and optimize real-time digital signal processing algorithms in C/C++ for space-based communications and sensing systems on satellites. You'll work alongside FPGA, RF, avionics, and embedded teams, validating algorithms via simulation, lab testing, and hardware-in-the-loop environments.

167K – 214K $

Open 126d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Test Software Engineer, AI Workloads

AI Assembly Automation Cloud C++ +9 skills

Builds and tests the software behind Cowboy Space's spacecraft and ground infrastructure: flight software with real-time hardware control, simulation and hardware-in-the-loop test frameworks, and mission operations tooling. Core stack spans C++, Python, and Rust on Linux in a fast-paced aerospace startup.

100K – 200K $

Open 83d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Platform Firmware Engineer

AI Assembly C++ Embedded Systems Firmware +10 skills

Develops and maintains firmware for satellite hardware, including board bring-up, FPGA logic, and autonomous recovery systems to ensure reliable operation in orbit.

170K – 235K $

Open 63d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

2 months ago

Software Engineer, Test & Automation

Assembly Automation CI/CD C++ Embedded Software +14 skills

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.

100K – 200K $

Open 126d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

2 months ago

Software Engineer

Assembly Automation Cloud C++ Distributed Systems +8 skills

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.

100K – 200K $

Open 126d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeSenior

2 months ago

Senior Software Engineer

Assembly CI/CD C++ Distributed Systems Embedded Systems +9 skills

Senior software engineer building high-reliability flight, mission, and ground software (C&DH, FDIR, secure comms) plus simulation and hardware-in-the-loop tools for a space-based solar power and orbital compute platform. Core stack is systems-level C++, Rust, and Python, working on-site in San Carlos, CA.

150K – 200K $