Senior Space Platform Firmware & Bring-Up Engineer

Cowboy Space; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 235,000; 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

Paid parental leave

Daily lunch in the office and a fully stocked kitchen

Job summary

Cowboy Space in San Carlos, California, is seeking an embedded systems engineer to develop firmware and manage custom hardware platforms. You will work at the intersection of hardware and software, responsible for system bring-up and debugging.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in embedded systems, strong C/C++ and Python skills, and familiarity with various hardware communication interfaces. Join us to work on revolutionary space infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in embedded systems, platform firmware, BMC development, or hardware bring-up engineering.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python.
• Deep understanding of platform initialization and boot architectures.
• Strong familiarity with hardware communication interfaces including I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO, and JTAG.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain platform firmware and board management infrastructure for advanced compute systems.
• Own system bring-up and low-level boot sequencing for custom hardware platforms.
• Design and implement FPGA/CPLD logic for power sequencing, reset orchestration, watchdog functionality, and telemetry.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, validation, thermal, and systems teams during bring-up and deployment.

Skills

Embedded systems

C/C++

Python

Hardware communication interfaces

Debugging skills

Tools

FPGA development workflows

Job description

Cowboy Space in San Carlos, California, is seeking an embedded systems engineer to develop firmware and manage custom hardware platforms. You will work at the intersection of hardware and software, responsible for system bring-up and debugging.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in embedded systems, strong C/C++ and Python skills, and familiarity with various hardware communication interfaces. Join us to work on revolutionary space infrastructure.