Flight-Ready Spacecraft Battery Engineer

Cowboy Space; San Carlos; Presencial; ARS 246.279.991 - 339.188.012; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity

Health insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Relocation aid

Lunch in office

Descripción de la vacante

Cowboy Space is seeking a Battery Engineer to own the design, development, integration, and qualification of spacecraft battery systems. You will lead battery packs and BMS development for flight-ready hardware in a high‑reliability space environment.

You will collaborate with power electronics, avionics, thermal, mechanical and software teams to ensure safe operation, performance, and mission success through eclipse periods and peak loads.

Formación

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, Chemical Engineering or related field
• 3+ years developing battery systems for high‑reliability applications
• Experience designing battery packs and interconnects
• Knowledge of lithium‑ion chemistries (NMC/NCA/LFP)
• Experience with BMS design including SOC/SOH estimation and fault protection
• Experience with battery testing, characterization, validation, and abuse testing
• Familiarity with battery modeling and lifecycle analysis
• Strong analytical and hardware debugging skills

Responsabilidades

• Own architecture and development of spacecraft batteries from concept to flight qualification
• Design battery packs, modules, and interconnects to meet mission requirements
• Develop BMS with cell balancing, SOC/SOH estimation, fault protection
• Select chemistries and components based on mission constraints
• Perform sizing, degradation modeling, and DoD management
• Define charging/discharging strategies with power systems team
• Define thermal management requirements and mitigation strategies
• Lead integration, verification, and environmental testing
• Investigate failures and drive corrective actions
• Support manufacturing, supplier selection, and production readiness
• Assist spacecraft integration and on‑orbit monitoring

Conocimientos

Battery design

BMS development

SOC/SOH estimation

Thermal management

Hardware debugging

System integration

Educación

Engineering degree

PhD preferred

Herramientas

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

X-ray/CT inspection

Descripción del empleo

Cowboy Space is seeking a Battery Engineer to own the design, development, integration, and qualification of spacecraft battery systems. You will lead battery packs and BMS development for flight-ready hardware in a high‑reliability space environment.

You will collaborate with power electronics, avionics, thermal, mechanical and software teams to ensure safe operation, performance, and mission success through eclipse periods and peak loads.