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Powerpack Engineer Level II

Cowboy Space · Kent, Washington · On-site

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About Cowboy Space

Backed by a16z, Index and NEA.

About the role

The turbopump is the heart of the engine and sets its performance ceiling. In this role you are the responsible engineer for a set of turbopump components: their design definition, their interfaces, how they get built, and how they perform on the stand. You will trade designs, and you will own the argument that your hardware meets its requirements, including which of those requirements get closed by analysis and which have to be proven in a test cell. Your parts go from ore to orbit with your name on them.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering field
  • Proficiency in 3D CAD and in producing released, manufacturable design definitions with sound geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and tolerance stack-ups
  • Working knowledge of turbomachinery fundamentals
  • Hands-on experience taking a design through build and test
  • Familiarity with material and manufacturing process selection for high-stress, high-cycle applications
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
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Current energy and data systems rely on complex logistics and outdated infrastructure.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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