cowboyspace

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 29d 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 $

Avionics Engineer

Altium Assembly CAD Embedded Systems Firmware +6 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…

110K – 150K $

Open 103d 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 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 $

On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

Electrical Engineer, Optical Communications

Assembly Embedded Systems Firmware GPU Itar +5 skills

Electrical Engineer, Optical Communications 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.…

Power Avionics Engineer

Assembly Embedded Systems FMEA FPGA GPU +5 skills

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…

120K – 175K $

Open 57d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-timeC-level

Head of Avionics

Assembly Embedded Systems Ethernet FPGA GPU +6 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…

Satellite Engineer

Assembly Embedded Systems GPU Itar Power Platform

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 63d On-siteNorth AmericaFull-time

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 $

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

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 $