Senior Platform Firmware and Bring-up Engineer

Benefits

Parental leave

Not verified

Non-birth-parent leave

Not verified

Family-building benefits

• Fertility benefits: Not verified
• Adoption assistance: Not verified
• Surrogacy assistance: Not verified

Mental health support

Not verified

Relocation assistance

Not verified

Childcare support

Not verified

Learning budget

Not verified

Verification

Not verified

Salary

$170K-$235K Verified - from the job posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

Not verified

Was this benefit information wrong? Tell us.

Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

74% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Schedule

Shift type

Not verified

Weekend work

Not verified

Company

Equity

Offered

Application

Cover letter

Not verified

Assessment

Not verified

Deadline

Not stated

Where they hire

State eligibility is not yet verified.

About this role

Senior Platform Firmware and Bring-up Engineer San Carlos, California, San Carlos, California, United States 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. By rethinking how energy and data are generated and distributed in space, we're unlocking entirely new ways to operate both in orbit and on Earth. Founded in 2024 by Baiju Bhatt (co-founder of Robinhood), Cowboy Space Corp. is backed by leading investors and built by a team from top aerospace and defense organizations. We're moving quickly to solve complex technical challenges and build a new category of space infrastructure. The Role This role sits at the boundary between hardware and software. You will work across platform firmware, FPGA logic, board bring-up, system management, and autonomous recovery systems to ensure reliable operation from first power-on through orbital deployment. Responsibilities - Develop and maintain platform firmware and board management infrastructure for advanced compute systems. - Own system bring-up and low-level boot sequencing for custom hardware platforms. - Design and implement FPGA/CPLD logic for power sequencing, reset orchestration, watchdog functionality, and telemetry. - Develop and customize BMC firmware and management stacks using OpenBMC and related technologies. - Implement and maintain platform management interfaces including Redfish and/or IPMI. - Debug complex hardware/firmware interactions across CPUs, GPUs, PCIe fabrics,

Read the full description at jobs.ashbyhq.com. FewerJobs shows a preview and links to the original posting.