Senior Compute Validation Engineer
Cowboy Space Corp.Orbital Infrastructure company
San Carlos, United States$150,000 – $200,000Senior
Index Ventures
NEA
IVP
About the role
TL;DR
Lead compute hardware validation, ensuring system reliability for orbital deployment.
- •Cowboy Space Corp. is building orbital infrastructure for the space economy.
- •This hands-on role involves owning validation strategy for advanced edge compute platforms, working across multiple engineering disciplines to identify and resolve failure modes.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead board bring-up and system validation for advanced edge compute platforms.
- •Develop validation methodologies for signal integrity, power integrity, thermal behavior, and system reliability.
- •Debug complex hardware and firmware interactions across high-speed interconnects and memory subsystems.
- •Drive root-cause analysis for system failures discovered during validation and environmental testing.
- •Partner closely with mechanical, thermal, firmware, and software teams to ensure robust system integration.
- •Requirements 5+ years of experience designing and building compute hardware systems.
- •Strong background in server, accelerated compute, or embedded compute platforms.
- •Deep understanding of motherboard architecture, high-speed signaling, and power delivery systems.
- •Extensive hands-on debugging experience at board and system level.
- •Proficiency with lab equipment including oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
Required skills
PythonC++
Domain expertise
aerospacedeeptech
Benefits & perks
Equity, Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Paid parental leave, Relocation assistance, Daily lunch, Stocked kitchen
Tech stack
PythonC++