Senior Integration and Test Engineer

About the Company

Cowboy Space Corp. is building the infrastructure to power and connect the orbital economy. Our satellites operate in Low Earth Orbit to collect sunlight and enable a new class of capabilities—from powering on-orbit compute, to transmitting energy via infrared lasers (space-to-earth and space-to-space), powering on-orbit compute to delivering secure, high-bandwidth optical data.

Responsibilities

• Own system-level integration and test of hardware and avionics systems
• Design, build, and maintain test infrastructure (racks, fixtures, harnessing, and tooling)
• Develop automated and manual test procedures for board- and system-level validation
• Lead bring-up and debug of electrical systems, including root cause analysis and failure investigation
• Execute environmental and functional testing (thermal, vibration, DVE, etc.)
• Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware, firmware, and software teams to validate performance
• Drive improvements in test coverage, reliability, and scalability of test systems
• Support flight qualification and launch readiness activities
• Support launch campaign operations including payload integration checkouts, pre-flight verification, and real-time anomaly resolution

Requirements

• Experience with integration, test, or validation of hardware systems
• Strong hands-on experience with test automation, instrumentation, and lab equipment
• Experience building test setups: fixtures, harnessing, racks, and data acquisition systems
• Background in avionics board-level testing and debugging (power, signal integrity, communications)
• Familiarity with scripting (Python or similar) for test automation
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and interface control documents

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting complex hardware or engineering programs
• Background in high-growth or deeply technical organizations
• Experience managing high-value spend portfolios or vendor-owned inventory agreements
• Familiarity with automation tools or process optimization within procurement workflows
• Prior experience in aerospace, space, or other frontier technology industries
• Background in environmental testing methods including thermal vacuum, vibration, shock, and EMI/EMC