# Embedded Software 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: San Carlos, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $130K to $185K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cowboyspace/10df4638-4287-4193-95ed-8020ca94f737
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cowboy-space-embedded-software-engineer/

## About the role

We're looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to take ownership of real-time software for spacecraft subsystems, including power distribution, thermal control, and related avionics boards. You'll join a small embedded team where your work spans the full lifecycle: board bring-up, driver and application development, hardware/software debugging, and supporting reliable firmware updates for hardware in the field and on orbit.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of experience (or equivalent practical experience) in embedded software or firmware development
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ for embedded systems
- Experience developing for embedded microcontrollers, including work with RTOS-based (e.g., FreeRTOS) and/or bare-metal environments
- Comfort working at the hardware boundary: reading schematics, using debugging tools (JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), and reasoning about electrical behavior
- Experience with hardware/software integration and board bring-up
- Ability to own a subsystem largely independently after ramp-up

Tags: Software Engineering