Cowboy Space
Senior Integration & Test Engineer
$125K–$200K
San Carlos, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
- 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
Own end-to-end integration, testing, and flight-readiness validation of hardware, avionics, and electro-mechanical systems, from prototype through launch operations.
What you'll do
- Integrate, bring up, test, and debug hardware and avionics systems; investigate failures and root causes.
- Build test infrastructure and develop automated and manual board- and system-level test procedures, including environmental and functional testing.
- Support flight qualification and launch readiness, including payload checkouts, pre-flight verification, and real-time anomaly resolution.
What they ask for
- Experience with integration, test, or validation of hardware systems.
- Hands-on experience with test automation, instrumentation, and lab equipment; experience building test setups such as fixtures, harnessing, racks, and data acquisition systems.
- Background in avionics board-level testing and debugging, including power, signal integrity, and communications.
- Familiarity with Python or similar scripting for test automation; ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and interface control documents.
Nice to have
- Experience with RF, sensors, LiDAR, or avionics systems.
- Experience in aerospace, space, or other frontier technology industries; environmental testing background is also preferred.
Pay
$125,000 – $200,000 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, RF, LiDAR, thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, EMI/EMC
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