Lead Navigation Sensor Engineer for Spacecraft

Telemetry Today LLC; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Lunch in office

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corporation is seeking a Navigation Sensor Hardware Lead to own the sensor suite for our launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will select, characterize, calibrate, qualify, and integrate inertial sensors and GNSS hardware, aligning components to each vehicle’s requirements.

This hands-on leadership role collaborates with suppliers and engineers from initial selection through production acceptance and vehicle integration, delivering reliable hardware and performance models to the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or aerospace engineering.
• 8+ years in navigation sensor hardware or avionics assembly design.
• Experience with IMU error sources, calibration, and environmental sensitivities.
• Experience integrating accelerometers, gyroscopes, or IMUs into high-reliability systems.
• Hands-on sensor test development and data analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define navigation sensor hardware requirements with engineering teams.
• Select sensor suite for each vehicle application.
• Evaluate accelerometers, gyroscopes, IMUs, and GNSS receivers against performance and environmental requirements.
• Coordinate shared components across launch vehicles and spacecraft.
• Own integration of sensor suite with avionics and vehicle teams.
• Develop calibration methods and provide models to navigation software.
• Plan and lead qualification testing including thermal, vacuum, vibration, EMI/EMC, and radiation.
• Lead sensor hardware failure analysis and drive improvements.
• Establish repeatable calibration and acceptance processes with manufacturing.

Skills

Sensor integration

IMU calibration

Test setup development

Hardware failure analysis

Regulatory compliance (ITAR)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Data Acquisition systems

A/D & D/A Converters

GNSS receivers

Job description

Cowboy Space Corporation is seeking a Navigation Sensor Hardware Lead to own the sensor suite for our launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will select, characterize, calibrate, qualify, and integrate inertial sensors and GNSS hardware, aligning components to each vehicle’s requirements.

This hands-on leadership role collaborates with suppliers and engineers from initial selection through production acceptance and vehicle integration, delivering reliable hardware and performance models to the