Spaceflight Flight Computer Avionics Engineer

Cowboy Space Corporation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Lunch in office

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corp. in Seattle is seeking a Flight Computer Avionics Engineer to own the design, development, integration, and qualification of the spacecraft flight computer.

You will deliver reliable, radiation-tolerant avionics hardware serving as the central computing platform for our satellites. This hands-on IC role partners with software, GNC, power, RF, thermal, and mechanical engineers to take hardware from architecture through production and flight, ensuring robust integration and

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years developing complex digital hardware.
• Experience with processor-based embedded systems.
• Experience bringing hardware from prototype to production.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design spacecraft flight computer hardware from concept through qualification.
• Own schematic capture, component selection, board bring-up, and debugging.
• Develop fault-tolerant architectures with redundancy and FDIR.
• Define interfaces between flight computer and subsystems (power, GNC, comms, etc.).
• Lead board-level validation and environmental testing.
• Collaborate with software/FPGA teams for HW/SW integration.

Skills

Digital hardware design

Embedded systems design

Schematic capture

Board bring-up & debugging

FPGA-based design

High-speed interfaces (PCIe/SpaceWire)

Education

Bachelor\'s/Master\'s/PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro/OrCAD

Oscilloscopes & logic analyzers

Power analyzers

Job description

Cowboy Space Corp. in Seattle is seeking a Flight Computer Avionics Engineer to own the design, development, integration, and qualification of the spacecraft flight computer.

You will deliver reliable, radiation-tolerant avionics hardware serving as the central computing platform for our satellites. This hands-on IC role partners with software, GNC, power, RF, thermal, and mechanical engineers to take hardware from architecture through production and flight, ensuring robust integration and