Senior Spacecraft Controls Engineer (Flight-Ready)

Socket.dev; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

10 paid holidays per year

Parental leave

Relocation assistance

Lunch in office

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking an adept Controls Engineer to design motor control systems for spacecraft fluid subsystems. You will craft automated sequences, implement closed-loop control, and integrate sensors and actuators into flight-ready hardware.

Join a world-class team tackling space-based energy and enabling secure, scalable orbital infrastructure. Expect collaboration across propulsion, avionics, and software domains, with opportunities for flight testing and mission-critical

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in engineering field (Mechatronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace).
• 3+ years in controls engineering, mechatronics, or hardware automation.
• Experience with motor control and drive electronics.
• Familiar with PID/kalman/filtering and control loops.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement motor control systems for actuated valves and pumps.
• Develop automation sequences for propellant fill/drain and vent operations.
• Create closed-loop control for propulsion and thermal subsystems.
• Integrate sensors, actuators, encoders, and instruments into hardware.
• Develop embedded firmware and real-time control software.
• Perform system modeling, simulation, and controller tuning.
• Plan and execute hardware-in-the-loop tests and fault handling.

Skills

Motor control

Embedded C/C++

PID control

Automation for hardware

Sensors & actuators

Education

Bachelors in Mechatronics/Electrical/Mechanical/Aerospace

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python

LabVIEW

CAN/RS-422/EtherCAT/SpaceWire

Job description

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking an adept Controls Engineer to design motor control systems for spacecraft fluid subsystems. You will craft automated sequences, implement closed-loop control, and integrate sensors and actuators into flight-ready hardware.

Join a world-class team tackling space-based energy and enabling secure, scalable orbital infrastructure. Expect collaboration across propulsion, avionics, and software domains, with opportunities for flight testing and mission-critical