Lead Ordnance Engineer – Space Launch Systems

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cowboy spaceSan Carlos (CA)

Aerospace Engineers Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing

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About the role

Cowboy Space Corporation in San Carlos, CA is hiring an Ordnance Engineer to own all energetic devices on the vehicle, including pyro-valves, initiators, safe-and-arm devices, and ground energetics. This is a first-hire role for the discipline with hands-on vendor trades, specification writing, and qualification work. You will work with Flight Safety System Architect and Range Safety Lead to ensure reliability, safety, and compliance across MIL-STD-1576, ATF and DoD/DOT rules, and hazard

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