Backed by a16z, Index and NEA.
About the role
This role sits at the boundary between hardware and software. You will work across platform firmware, FPGA logic, board bring-up, system management, and autonomous recovery systems to ensure reliable operation from first power-on through orbital deployment. Develop and maintain platform firmware and board management infrastructure for advanced compute systems.
What they're looking for
- Hands-on experience in embedded systems, platform firmware, BMC development, or hardware bring-up engineering
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python
- Deep understanding of platform initialization and boot architectures
- Strong familiarity with hardware communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, and JTAG
- Experience debugging hardware/software interactions at board and system level
- Familiarity with FPGA or CPLD development workflows using Xilinx or Altera platforms
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Current energy and data systems rely on complex logistics and outdated infrastructure.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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