Intern, Software Engineering, 2027

The role

This intern will design, develop, and test software across flight, embedded, and ground systems. Work includes building software for signal processing, communication pipelines, and on-orbit compute infrastructure.

What you will do

• Design, development, and testing of software across flight, embedded, and ground systems
• Build and maintain software for signal processing, RF/optical communication pipelines, and on-orbit compute infrastructure
• Develop tooling and services for mission operations, telemetry/command infrastructure, and satellite health monitoring
• Write, test, and debug code across the stack
• Collaborate with hardware, electrical, and systems engineering teams
• Build simulation, test, and hardware-in-the-loop frameworks
• Participate in code reviews, write technical documentation, and contribute to engineering best practices

Required qualifications

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field
• Strong fundamentals in software engineering: data structures, algorithms, and computer architecture
• Proficiency in at least one systems or general-purpose programming language (C, C++, Python, or similar)
• Collaborative, self-directed work style
• Comfort with ambiguity and learning quickly

Nice to have

• Experience with embedded or real-time systems programming (RTOS, bare-metal, or similar constrained environments)
• Exposure to signal processing, hardware description languages (VHDL/Verilog), or FPGA-based development
• Familiarity with flight software frameworks (e.g., cFS, F Prime) or spacecraft software architectures
• Experience with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks
• Prior internship, coursework, or personal project experience involving robotics, satellites, avionics, or other hardware-adjacent software
• Comfort debugging across the hardware/software boundary, including use of tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or debuggers

Benefits

• Daily lunch in the office
• Fully stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks

Before you apply

• 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. Depar

About the company

Cowboy Space Corporation is building the infrastructure to power and connect the orbital economy. The company is based in San Carlos, CA.