Satellite Engineer
Cowboy Space Corporation· Spacecraft Engineering
Kent, WashingtonFull-timePosted 5mo ago
About the role
Engineer roles across multiple satellite disciplines focused on designing, building, integrating, testing, or operating spacecraft systems for Cowboy Space Corporation.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, integrate, test, or operate spacecraft systems (vary by discipline)
- Work across spacecraft systems engineering, satellite integration and test, avionics and embedded systems, power systems, thermal and fluid systems, structures and mechanisms, GNC and mission operations, payload integration, flight software and ground systems
- Hands-on ownership over mission-critical space hardware
- Collaborate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and contribute across design, integration, test, and operations
Qualifications
- Strong aerospace engineering fundamentals
- Hands-on experience with flight hardware or launch systems
- Ability to work across design, integration, test, and operations
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Ownership mindset with a willingness to solve problems outside defined boundaries
Skills
Required:Aerospace engineering fundamentalsFlight hardware experienceSystem design, integration, test, and operations
Benefits
- Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Paid time off
- 10 paid holidays per calendar year
- Paid parental leave
- Relocation assistance if applicable
- Daily lunch in the office and a fully stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks
Last updated Sep 6, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Cowboy Space Corporation
Powering Humanity From the High Frontier
Cowboy Space Corp. is building a power grid in outer space for artificial intelligence. It is an integrated system of satellites and rockets to haul high-performance compute and optical data transmission down from Low Earth Orbit. Earth's energy grid can't run at the pace of AI. We can.
Orbital Data CentersAI compute in spacesolar-powered data centersLow Earth Orbitpower grid in space
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