# Senior Radiation Effects & Resilience 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: San Carlos, California
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $185K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-15
- Apply by: 2026-10-30
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cowboyspace/14cff58b-750d-4e52-b149-f000e3597873
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cowboy-space-senior-radiation-effects-and-resilience-engineer/

## About the role

This role is ideal for engineers who combine deep physics and radiation expertise with strong systems intuition and an interest in building large-scale compute infrastructure beyond Earth. This role is located onsite in San Carlos, CA or Kent, WA . Lead radiation effects analysis and resilience strategy for orbital compute systems.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years hands-on experience in radiation effects analysis, radiation testing, or space systems reliability engineering
- Deep understanding of radiation interactions with semiconductor devices and electronic systems
- Strong knowledge of Total Ionizing Dose (TID), Single Event Effects (SEE), and Displacement Damage (DDD)
- Experience planning and executing radiation characterization campaigns with external test facilities
- Experience working with high-performance compute hardware, semiconductor devices, or spaceborne electronics
- Familiarity with architectural fault tolerance and resilient distributed systems

Tags: Chief Engineering & Reliability