Cowboy Space
Software Engineer, Test & Automation
$100K–$200K
San Carlos, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years, or equivalent practical experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field is preferred; no education requirement stated.
- 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 required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Builds reusable software, tooling, and infrastructure to automate testing and verification of spacecraft systems across development, integration, qualification, and field operations.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain automated SIL, HITL, environmental, integration, and field-test frameworks, including software that exercises flight software against spacecraft hardware.
- Automate test operations and integrate tests with continuous integration, reporting, scheduling, and shared resource management.
- Set up and maintain test racks and equipment interfaces; investigate anomalies and ensure test results are reproducible and traceable.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of experience, or equivalent practical experience, in test automation, embedded software, hardware/software integration, validation infrastructure, or a related discipline.
- Strong software development skills in Python, C/C++, or Rust.
- Experience designing maintainable software tools, libraries, services, or frameworks used by other engineers.
- Hands-on experience testing software against physical hardware and integrating software with lab or test equipment.
Nice to have
- Experience with spacecraft or other high-reliability embedded systems, or with SIL/HITL environments, emulators, simulators, or fault-injection systems.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
Pay
USD $100,000 - $200,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, C/C++, Rust, SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet
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