# Head of Avionics 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: Principal and up
- Location: San Carlos, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cowboyspace/48d1c678-92fd-49af-93d2-cbf590c8d764
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cowboy-space-head-of-avionics/

## About the role

We are looking for a Head of Avionics to lead the design, development, and integration of avionics systems across our spacecraft platform. This role will own the architecture and execution of avionics systems, including flight computers and critical interfaces that enable control, communication, and power management on orbit.

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years of experience in avionics engineering
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Experience designing and shipping embedded or avionics systems in production environments
- Designed, built, and flown (or deployed) avionics or embedded systems for spacecraft or other mission-critical systems
- Deep understanding of radiation effects (SEE, TID) and have implemented mitigation strategies at the system and component level
- Designed systems under aggressive SWaP constraints and made hard tradeoffs between performance, reliability, and resource usage

Tags: Avionics