Backed by a16z, Index and NEA.
About the role
We're looking for a Senior Flight Software Engineer to own the software that flies on our spacecraft. You'll be responsible for the payload flight software—written in Rust—spanning attitude and pointing state machines, on-board command handling, and telemetry and data storage. Today this work is distributed across several engineers; we need a senior technical owner to unify the architecture, set the patterns and conventions the team builds on, and drive the software toward a near-term on-orbit demonstration.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of experience (or equivalent practical experience) developing flight software or software for other high-reliability, safety-critical systems
- Experience with software that has flown on orbit, or equivalent deployment experience demonstrating judgment about what flight-quality software requires
- Strong systems programming skills in Rust, C, or C++, with willingness to work primarily in Rust
- Experience with real-time and embedded systems, including resource-constrained and fault-tolerant designs
- Experience designing and implementing state machines, command/telemetry handling, or similar spacecraft software functions
- Experience with hardware/software integration and testing on real hardware
More about this role
Mission
Cowboy Space Corporation is solving the global energy crisis by building the infrastructure for abundant, resilient space-based solar energy. We are tackling one of humanity’s most complex engineering challenges with a world-class team dedicated to delivering a revolutionary power platform. Cowboy Space Corporation is transforming how civilization powers, computes and connects - from orbit to Earth.
Background
Cowboy Space Corporation is building the infrastructure to power and connect the orbital economy. Our modular, scalable satellites collect sunlight in Low Earth Orbit to enable multiple integrated applications: transmitting energy via infrared lasers (space-to-earth and space-to-space), powering on-orbit high-performance computing clusters (GPU/TPU), and providing secure, high bandwidth optical data transport.
Current energy and data systems rely on complex logistics and outdated infrastructure. Cowboy Space Corporation overcomes these challenges by enabling direct, on-demand, secure, and scalable energy distribution and data processing from space. This will revolutionize how we operate in orbit and on Earth, supporting the rapidly expanding space industrial base,...
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