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About Cowboy Space Corp
Cowboy Space Corp builds infrastructure to power and connect the orbital economy. Our satellites operate in Low Earth Orbit to collect sunlight and enable new capabilities including on-orbit compute, energy transmission via infrared lasers, and secure high-bandwidth optical data. Founded in 2024 by Baiju Bhatt (co-founder of Robinhood), Cowboy Space is backed by leading investors and built by teams from top aerospace and defense organizations.
The Role
We are hiring across multiple launch vehicle disciplines for engineers with experience designing, building, testing or operating launch vehicle systems and flight hardware. This is a broad opportunity for highly technical engineers who thrive in fast-paced environments and want ownership over mission-critical aerospace hardware.
Depending on your background and experience, you may work across:
- Launch vehicle systems engineering
- Structures and mechanisms
- Avionics and embedded systems
- Propulsion integration
- Fluids and thermal systems
- Vehicle integration and test
- Stage systems and payload integration
- Manufacturing and production engineering
- Ground systems and launch operations
What We're Looking For
- Strong aerospace engineering fundamentals
- Hands-on experience with flight hardware or launch systems
- Ability to work across design, integration, test and operations
- Comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Ownership mindset with willingness to solve problems outside defined boundaries
Compensation and Benefits
- Equity in Cowboy Space Corp
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Paid time off and 10 paid holidays per calendar year
- Paid parental leave
- Relocation assistance if applicable
- Daily lunch in office and fully stocked kitchen
ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.