Cowboy Space
Navigation Sensor Hardware Engineer
$170K–$202K
Kent, Washington · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of related experience; no alternative stated.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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.
About the job
Leads selection, characterization, qualification, and integration of navigation sensor hardware across launch vehicles and spacecraft.
What you'll do
- Define sensor requirements, evaluate suppliers, and select accelerometers, gyroscopes, IMUs, and GNSS hardware.
- Develop calibration and characterization methods, lead testing and failure analysis, and provide performance data to navigation software teams.
- Own sensor electrical and mechanical integration and establish acceptance and production processes with engineering, supplier, and manufacturing teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of related experience in navigation sensor hardware or avionics assembly design and integration, including responsibility for hardware performance and verification.
- Understanding of IMU error sources, environmental sensitivities, calibration methods, and mitigation techniques; experience integrating accelerometers, gyroscopes, or IMUs into flight or other high-reliability systems.
- Hands-on experience developing test setups and characterizing or qualifying hardware; experience with Analog to Digital Converters, Digital to Analog Converters, and Data Acquisition systems.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
- Experience integrating GNSS receivers, qualifying sensor hardware across launch-vehicle and spacecraft environments, or developing custom inertial sensor assemblies.
Pay
$170,000 - $202,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
accelerometers, gyroscopes, inertial measurement units (IMUs), GNSS receivers, Analog to Digital Converters, Digital to Analog Converters, Data Acquisition systems
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