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Cowboy Space
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HQ CA ·
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Navigation Sensor Hardware Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Space Systems
Own the sensor suite for Cowboy Space's launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will select, characterize, calibrate, and qualify inertial sensors and GNSS hardware, working end-to-end from supplier evaluation…
$170,000 to $202,000 per year
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Senior RF Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · RF & Comms
You will own the RF communications system for Cowboy Space's orbital solar power satellites, from link-budget definition through flight support. Design and qualify telemetry, command, and payload RF hardware…
$202 to $170,000 per year
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Controls Software Engineer, Pointing & Tracking
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Space Systems
Own the pointing and tracking control loop that keeps a laser precisely pointed between two moving satellites. You will design closed-loop controllers, implement them in Rust, and take dedicated ownership of a…
$170,000 to $192,000 per year
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Embedded Software Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA +1 more · Software
You'll own embedded software for spacecraft power distribution, thermal control, and avionics subsystems from board bring-up through on-orbit operations. Design real-time drivers, control loops, and firmware…
$130,000 to $185,000 per year
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Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Propulsion
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Propulsion
You will establish how rocket engines are manufactured as Cowboy Space builds its factory from the ground up. Define design-for-manufacturability strategy, specify equipment and tooling, and own hardware…
$175,000 to $220,000 per year
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Fluids Engineer Level 1
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Propulsion
Own a critical fluid subsystem from concept through flight for Cowboy Space's orbital solar power satellites. You'll design propulsion valves, feed systems, pressure controls, and pneumatics, working hands-on…
$100,000 to $135,000 per year
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Fluids Engineer - Propulsion Valves, Ducts, Lines
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Propulsion
You'll own critical fluid subsystems for Cowboy Space's orbital power satellites, designing and qualifying propulsion valves, feed lines, tank pressure controls, and pneumatic systems. Work hands-on from…
$130,000 to $195,000 per year
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Fluids Engineer - Vehicle Valves, Ducts, & Small Tubing
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Propulsion
Own propulsion fluid systems - valves, manifolds, feed lines, pressure controls - from design through hot-fire test and flight. Work hands-on with propulsion, structures, and manufacturing teams to build…
$130,000 to $195,000 per year
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Head of Avionics
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Electronics
Own the avionics architecture for modular, scalable satellites that beam power from orbit via infrared lasers. You'll design flight computers and critical interfaces for real-time control, communication, and…
$200,000 to $250,000 per year
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Lead Propulsion Analyst
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Propulsion
Lead advanced engineering simulation for rocket engines and orbital power platforms. You will conduct structural, thermal, and fluid dynamics analyses using FEA and CFD, anchor models to hardware test data, and…
$150,000 to $200,000 per year
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Mechanical Engineer | Solar Array Deployable Structures
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Electronics
Own the deployable structure that powers our orbital solar platform. You will architect the deployment mechanism, latching, stowage, and structural design from concept through on-orbit deployment, working…
$100,000 to $300,000 per year
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Test Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Production
Design and build fluid, mechanical, and instrumentation systems for rocket engine and stage testing. You'll own test stands from P&ID through hotfire operations, troubleshooting high-pressure cryogenic systems…
$130,000 to $190,000 per year
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Wiring Harness Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Electronics
Own the end-to-end design and integration of electrical and optical harness systems for our space-based solar power satellites. You will design cables and connectors that survive launch vibrations and thermal…
$100,000 to $135,000 per year
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Senior Platform Firmware Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Software
Own platform firmware and board bring-up for advanced compute systems destined for orbit. You'll develop FPGA logic, BMC firmware, and autonomous recovery systems that keep satellites operational from first…
$170,000 to $235,000 per year
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Fluids Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Propulsion
Own the design and development of fluid system hardware for propulsion and thermal management - from valves and tanks through manifolds and integration. You will work across the full lifecycle from concept…
$120,000 to $150,000 per year
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DSP Software Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · RF & Comms
You'll develop mission-critical real-time digital signal processing algorithms that power spacecraft communications and sensing. Working across FPGA, RF, and avionics teams, you'll own the software that…
$167,000 to $214,000 per year
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Senior In-Space Propulsion Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Propulsion
Own the full lifecycle of in-space propulsion systems for Cowboy Space's orbital solar power platform. You will lead design trades between electric and chemical solutions, manage thruster development and…
$140,000 to $205,000 per year
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Senior Battery Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Electronics
Own the design, development, and flight qualification of spacecraft battery systems powering Cowboy Space's space-based solar energy satellites. You'll drive battery architecture from concept through orbit…
$167,000 to $230,000 per year
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Lab Manager, Avionics Hardware
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Electronics
Run our avionics hardware lab: manage equipment, inventory, and safety while performing precision board rework, wire harness fabrication, and test setup for next-generation satellite hardware. You'll own the…
$113,000 to $185,000 per year
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Avionics Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Electronics
Design and test electrical hardware for advanced laser and optical subsystems on Cowboy Space satellites. You will own power management, control systems, and PCB design for systems launching to orbit in 2026…
$110,000 to $150,000 per year
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Electrical Engineer, Optical Communications
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · RF & Comms
Own the design and integration of high-throughput optical communications links and software-defined radio pipelines for orbital platforms. You will architect end-to-end communication chains, validate…
$150,000 to $200,000 per year
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Flight Software Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Software
Own the payload flight software for orbital solar energy satellites. You'll architect and develop Rust-based systems for attitude control, command handling, and telemetry, leading the flight software team…
$200,000 to $250,000 per year
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GPU System Reliability Engineer Lead
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Production
You will own end-to-end reliability and availability (RAS) validation for GPU server systems deployed 500km above Earth. Work directly with GPU and silicon partners to analyze failures, validate fault detection…
$150,000 to $225,000 per year
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Power Avionics Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Electronics
You will own the design, development, and validation of spacecraft power electronics systems from concept through flight. Architect power distribution, DC-DC converters, and battery management systems for…
$120,000 to $175,000 per year
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Satellite Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Space Systems
Own mission-critical satellite hardware across systems engineering, integration, test, or operations. You'll design and build modular spacecraft that beam power from orbit via infrared laser and enable on-orbit…
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Senior Avionics Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Electronics
Design and integrate electrical hardware for modular satellites that beam power from orbit via infrared lasers and provide on-orbit computing. You'll develop schematics, PCB designs, and harness diagrams while…
$150,000 to $200,000 per year
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Senior Avionics Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Electronics
Design and integrate electrical systems for advanced data center satellites delivering space-based solar power. You'll own compute power management, FPGA boards, and laser system schematics, collaborating with…
$150,000 to $200,000 per year
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Senior Controls Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Space Systems
You will design and implement motor controls, automated sequences, and closed-loop control systems for the satellite's propulsion, pressurization, and thermal management fluid systems. Work across electrical…
$165,000 to $190,000 per year
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Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Space Systems
You will develop and analyze launch vehicle and spacecraft trajectories, perform orbital propagation for station-keeping, and support mission design including launch windows and delta-V budgets. Interface with…
$150,000 to $200,000 per year
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Senior Fluids Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Propulsion
You'll own fluid system hardware design for Cowboy Space's orbital power satellites, from valves and tanks through tubing and manifolds. Work across concept, analysis, build, test, and flight to deliver…
$160,000 to $185,000 per year
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Senior Integration & Test Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Production
You will own system-level integration and testing of complex electro-mechanical and avionics hardware for space-based solar energy systems. Design test infrastructure, develop validation procedures, and lead…
$125,000 to $200,000 per year
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Senior Radiation Effects & Resilience Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Electronics
Lead radiation effects analysis and resilience strategy for orbital compute systems running GPUs and CPUs in space. You will plan and execute radiation test campaigns, analyze semiconductor device effects, and…
$185,000 to $200,000 per year
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Senior Spacecraft Engineer
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Cowboy Space · Kent, WA · Space Systems
Design, develop, and integrate core spacecraft subsystems including structures, power, thermal, and avionics for our satellite platform. You'll own components from early design through integration and test…
$150,000 to $200,000 per year
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Software Engineer, Reliability (Avionics / Compute Systems)
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Electronics
You will own software reliability across avionics and high-performance compute systems in orbit. Design automated validation frameworks, test CPUs/GPUs under mission conditions, and resolve complex anomalies…
$150,000 to $200,000 per year
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Staff Engineer, Optics & RF
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · RF & Comms
You'll design RF circuitry and signal chains for optical communication links supporting data rates up to 50 Gbps aboard Cowboy Space's orbital power and compute platforms. Own RF subsystems from architecture…
$219,000 to $276,000 per year
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Thermal Engineer
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Cowboy Space · San Carlos, CA · Mechanical
Design and validate thermal control systems for high-power laser and compute platforms on orbit. You'll develop active and passive cooling architectures, run thermal-vacuum testing, and collaborate across…
$150,000 to $200,000 per year
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