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Flight Software Engineer at cowboyspace

Department: Launch & Propulsion Engineering

Compensation

$200,000 – $250,000/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
Kent, Washington
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

Cowboy Space Corporation is hiring a Senior Flight Software Engineer to own payload flight software for spacecraft, including attitude and pointing state machines, on-board command handling, telemetry and data storage, fault detection and recovery, and automated simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing. The role serves as a technical lead, establishes software architecture and conventions, collaborates with spacecraft systems engineers, supports integration and launch operations, investigates anomalies, and mentors engineers. The position is on-site in San Carlos, California or Kent, Washington, and offers a $200,000–$250,000 annual base salary plus equity and benefits.

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