Varda Space Industries
Develops in-orbit manufacturing platforms and reentry capsules for pharmaceuticals.
Company facts
- Founded
- 2021
- Employees
- 199
- Headquarters
- United States
- CEO
- Will Bruey, Delian Asparouhov
- Type
- Private
- Funding
- Series D · $250M · 2026
About
In January 2021, Varda Space Industries emerged from a powerful insight: space shouldn't just be a destination for exploration - it could be a production line for Earth. Co-founders Will Bruey, a former SpaceX engineer, and Delian Asparouhov, a venture capitalist, realized that microgravity offered unique conditions for manufacturing products that couldn't be created on our planet. They saw a future where orbiting factories could produce life-saving pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, and other high-value products that would benefit people on Earth. Varda is building the infrastructure to make this vision a reality. The company designs and operates the W-Series - autonomous spacecraft that serve as both microgravity manufacturing facilities and reliable reentry capsules. Their focus begins with pharmaceutical processing, leveraging the unique properties of space to improve drug formulations that are difficult to produce in Earth's gravity. With successful missions already completed and a growing team of aerospace and biotech experts, Varda is accelerating the development of a thriving orbital economy, one capsule at a time.
Open positions
Vehicle Systems, Integration, & Test Engineer
Varda Space Industries is hiring a Vehicle Systems, Integration & Test Engineer on-site in El Segundo, CA to own integration and test campaigns for its W-Series reentry spacecraft — verifying flight readiness, maintaining system budgets, and owning avionics and harness design. Requires an engineering degree, hands-on aerospace build experience, and U.S. person status (ITAR).
Senior Mechanical Design & Test Engineer, Automation
Senior Mechanical Design & Test Engineer, Automation Location: El Segundo, California, United States Department: Automation & Controls About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the…
Mechanical Design & Test Engineer, Automation
Mechanical Design & Test Engineer II, Automation Location: El Segundo, California, United States Department: Automation & Controls About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development…
Senior Vehicle Systems, Integration, & Test Engineer
Senior Vehicle Systems, Integration & Test Engineer at Varda Space Industries owns the W-series spacecraft end-to-end — leading system-level design trades and reviews, building and executing the integration and test campaign, managing schematics/harnesses, and commanding the vehicle in orbit — with Python used for test automation. On-site in El Segundo, CA.