Spacecraft Navigation Sensor Hardware Lead

Cowboy Space Corporation; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 202,000; 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 if applicable

Daily lunch in the office

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corporation is seeking a navigation sensor hardware lead to own the sensor suite used across our launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will select, characterize, calibrate, qualify, and integrate inertial sensors and GNSS hardware, identifying opportunities to share components where they meet each vehicle's requirements.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role that partners with suppliers and engineering teams from initial selection through qualification, production acceptance,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or aerospace engineering.
• 8+ years of navigation sensor hardware or avionics experience.
• Understanding of IMU error sources and calibration methods.
• Experience integrating accelerometers/IMUs into high-reliability systems.
• Hands-on test setups, sensor data analysis, and hardware qualification.
• Ability to coordinate with suppliers and engineering teams.
• Experience with ADCs, DACs, and Data Acquisition systems.
• Experience with various sensors and encoders.

Responsibilities

• Define navigation sensor hardware requirements with engineers.
• Evaluate accelerometers, gyroscopes, IMUs, and GNSS receivers.
• Identify shared components across launch vehicles and spacecraft.
• Own integration of sensor suite with avionics and vehicle teams.
• Coordinate GNSS antenna, RF compatibility, and interfaces.
• Develop calibration methods and provide performance models.
• Plan component testing and qualification activities.
• Lead sensor hardware failure analysis and improvements.
• Establish calibration/acceptance processes with manufacturing.

Skills

Sensor integration

Hardware testing

Data analysis

Electrical interfaces

Design for manufacturing

Test setups

Supplier coordination

Calibration methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or aerospace engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ADC

DAC

Data Acquisition systems

Job description

Cowboy Space Corporation is seeking a navigation sensor hardware lead to own the sensor suite used across our launch vehicles and spacecraft. You will select, characterize, calibrate, qualify, and integrate inertial sensors and GNSS hardware, identifying opportunities to share components where they meet each vehicle's requirements.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role that partners with suppliers and engineering teams from initial selection through qualification, production acceptance,