# Controls Engineer at Cowboy Space

- Company: Cowboy Space
- What the company does: Backed by a16z, Index and NEA.
- Company website: https://www.cowboyspace.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Kent, Washington
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cowboyspace/a4a3597f-7c1a-46f6-918d-558c4251ff25
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cowboy-space-controls-engineer/

## About the role

You will design and develop motor controls, automation sequences, and embedded control systems for the vehicle’s fluid systems. This includes motor-driven valve and pump actuation, automated fill/drain/vent/conditioning sequences, and closed-loop control of fluid subsystems across propulsion, pressurization, and thermal management. You will work at the intersection of electrical, mechanical, and software engineering to deliver robust, flight-ready control solutions from concept through integration and operations.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field
- 3+ years of experience in controls engineering, mechatronics, or automation for hardware systems
- Experience with motor control (BLDC, stepper, or brushed) including drive electronics and feedback control
- Experience with PID control loops, kalman filtering, feedforward control or other control loops and estimation algorithms
- Proficiency in embedded programming (C/C++) for real-time control applications
- Experience developing automated sequences or state machines for complex physical systems

Tags: Launch & Propulsion Engineering