Backed by a16z, Index and NEA.
About the role
We are looking for a navigation sensor hardware lead to own the sensor suite used across our launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will select, characterize, calibrate, qualify, and integrate inertial sensors and GNSS hardware, identifying opportunities to share components where they meet each vehicle's requirements. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of related experience in navigation sensor hardware or avionics assembly design and integration, including responsibility for hardware performance and verification
- Understanding of IMU error sources, environmental sensitivities, calibration methods, and mitigation techniques
- Experience integrating accelerometers, gyroscopes, or IMUs into flight or other high-reliability systems, including their electrical interfaces and mechanical mounting
- Hands-on experience developing test setups, analyzing sensor data, and characterizing or qualifying hardware against defined requirements
- Understanding of design for manufacturing and the ability to work independently, document technical decisions, and coordinate delivery with suppliers and engineering teams
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Current energy and data systems rely on complex logistics and outdated infrastructure.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,...
Browse similar: Startup jobs