Spacecraft Test & Automation Engineer

Cowboy Space; San Carlos; On-site; ARS 150,912,000 - 301,823,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

10 paid holidays per calendar year

Paid parental leave

Relocation assistance

Daily lunch in the office and fully so

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking a Software Engineer, Test & Automation to build the software, tooling, and infrastructure for verifying spacecraft systems. You will develop test frameworks for SIL/HITL, environment testing, and field campaigns, enabling reusable, scalable verification across programs.

You will establish testing as a dedicated capability, automate complex test operations, and collaborate with flight software, avionics, and hardware engineers to create trustworthy tests.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in test automation, embedded software, or validation infrastructure
• Strong software development skills in Python, C/C++, or Rust
• Hands-on experience testing software against physical hardware and lab equipment
• Experience with embedded interfaces (SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/Ethernet)
• Ability to debug cross-domain issues across software, hardware, and test systems
• Willingness to support hands-on testing in lab, facility, and field environments

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain reusable software frameworks for automated spacecraft testing across SIL, HITL, environmental and field-test environments
• Own the software and automation for HITL infrastructure that exercises flight software against spacecraft hardware
• Build SIL environments enabling rapid development, regression testing, and fault injection without physical hardware
• Automate environmental and qualification testing (thermal-vacuum, vibration, EMC, etc.)
• Develop scheduling, resource management, and reporting systems for shared test infrastructure
• Integrate automated tests into CI workflows and provide actionable results to engineers
• Stand up and maintain test racks, lab equipment, and safety interfaces
• Develop software interfaces for power supplies, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and data-acquisition systems
• Collaborate with teams to define test coverage and validate hardware/software releases

Skills

Python

C/C++

Rust

Test automation

Embedded software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or related field

Tools

SPI

I2C

UART

CAN

Ethernet

Job description

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking a Software Engineer, Test & Automation to build the software, tooling, and infrastructure for verifying spacecraft systems. You will develop test frameworks for SIL/HITL, environment testing, and field campaigns, enabling reusable, scalable verification across programs.

You will establish testing as a dedicated capability, automate complex test operations, and collaborate with flight software, avionics, and hardware engineers to create trustworthy tests.