Controls Software Engineer, Pointing & Tracking is open at Cowboyspace in San Carlos, California. The posting gives a salary of $170K - $192K. Posted on Oct 9, 2026, and still on Cowboyspace’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
As a Controls Software Engineer on the Pointing & Tracking team, you will own the software control loop that keeps a laser precisely pointed between two moving platforms, both satellite-to-ground and satellite-to-satellite. You will use closed-loop feedback from onboard sensors to drive fine-pointing actuators in an embedded real-time environment. This is control-systems software, not general application…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Cowboyspace’s careers page.
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