# Senior Flight Dynamics 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: Senior
- Location: Kent, Washington
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-29
- Apply by: 2026-12-13
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cowboyspace/9328e6bf-fa5d-4d04-956b-fe61c76ca32d?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cowboy-space-senior-flight-dynamics-engineer/

## About the role

Develop and analyze launch vehicle and spacecraft trajectories, including ascent, orbit insertion, and orbital maneuvers Perform orbital propagation and station-keeping analysis for spacecraft operations Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Space Systems, or Software Engineering, or an equivalent Engineering or Applied Physics degree
- 5-10+ years of experience with orbital mechanics, classical dynamics, modeling, and simulation
- Mission analysis with STK, Astrogator, GMAT, Monte, Copernicus, or equivalent
- Python software development
- Experience with launch vehicles, spacecraft, missiles, hypersonics, UAVs, or defense systems
- Orbit determination analysis with ODTK, Orekit, or equivalent

Tags: Launch & Propulsion Engineering

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