Flight Software Engineer

What this role involves

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking a Senior Flight Software Engineer to own the payload flight software for their satellites, written in Rust. The role involves leading technical architecture, developing flight software for attitude control, command handling, and telemetry, and driving the software toward a near-term on-orbit demonstration. The position is on-site in San Carlos, CA or Seattle, WA, requiring 5+ years of experience in high-reliability systems.

Skills this posting asks for

• rust
• c
• c++
• embedded systems
• real-time systems
• state machines
• command handling
• telemetry
• data storage
• fdir
• automated test infrastructure
• simulation
• hardware-in-the-loop testing
• gnc
• avionics
• electrical
• systems engineering
• spacecraft integration
• environmental test
• launch operations
• anomaly investigation
• root cause analysis
• mentoring
• architecture

Requirements

• 5 years of experience
• Level: senior
• Remote policy: onsite

From the employer’s posting

Location: San Carlos, CA or Seattle, WA (on-site) Cowboy Space Corp. is building the infrastructure to power and connect the orbital economy. Our satellites operate in Low Earth Orbit to collect sunlight and enable a new class of capabilities—from powering on-orbit compute, to transmitting energy…