> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3030220-space-datacenter-architect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3030220-space-datacenter-architect). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md).

---

# Space Datacenter Architect

- **Company:** Cowboy Space Corp.
- **Location:** San Carlos, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $240,000.0 - $340,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers, Firmware, Requirements Traceability, Software Systems, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/space-datacenter-architect-cowboy-space-corp-8295510

## About the Role

* 10+ years architecting complex compute or other integrated hardware/software systems.

 * Experience taking a multidisciplinary system from requirements through integration and validation.

 * Experience with GPU, AI, HPC, or other accelerator-based systems at server, rack, or cluster scale.

 * Strong technical judgment across compute hardware, networking, storage, power, cooling, firmware, and infrastructure software.

 * Demonstrated ability to make high-consequence decisions using quantitative trades and test evidence.

 * Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience designing or operating large GPU or HPC clusters.

 * Spaceflight, radiation, qualification, or other non-serviceable-system experience.

 * High-density liquid cooling and high-power electrical-distribution experience.

 * Experience with high-performance fabrics, AI storage, or workload orchestration.

 * Experience establishing a new platform architecture and supplier ecosystem.

## Description

As the Space Datacenter Architect, you will own the end-to-end technical architecture that turns accelerator-class compute into flight-ready, commercially useful infrastructure. This is not a traditional spacecraft payload or a ground datacenter moved into orbit. You will reconcile useful compute throughput with power generation, heat rejection, radiation, mass, launch loads, limited serviceability, and autonomous recovery.

Your scope spans compute, networking, storage, power, cooling, platform firmware, infrastructure software, security, reliability, and test. You will set subsystem boundaries and technical budgets, lead architecture reviews, and guide a multidisciplinary team from requirements through flight readiness. This hands-on technical leadership role is based in San Carlos, California.

Responsibilities

 * Own the Space Datacenter architecture across hardware, firmware, software, and fault management.

 * Translate mission and customer workloads into requirements, interfaces, performance targets, technical budgets, and acceptance criteria.

 * Define node and cluster architectures, including failure domains and graceful-degradation behavior.

 * Drive quantitative trades across throughput, power, thermal margin, radiation risk, mass, cost, manufacturability, and schedule.

 * Establish interfaces for boot, provisioning, orchestration, observability, updates, fault isolation, and autonomous recovery.

 * Define qualification and recovery evidence with reliability, validation, and subsystem owners.

 * Lead architecture reviews, resolve cross-functional conflicts, and maintain requirements traceability.

 * Guide major platform and supplier decisions and communicate technical risk clearly to engineering and company leadership.