Varda Space

Open 43d North AmericaContract

Launch and Recovery Engineering Manager

CAD Corrective Action C++ Fiber Itar +1 skills

People-manager role at Varda Space (on-site, El Segundo, CA) owning launch vehicle mechanical/electrical interfaces, LSA deliverables, launch-site integration & test, and capsule recovery operations for reentry spacecraft, while building and leading a team of launch and recovery engineers scaling to 12+ vehicles/year. Core areas: satellite systems engineering, AFSPCMAN 91-710, FAA/FCC licensing, a

170K – 246K $

Open 36d North AmericaFull-timePrincipal

Principal Fluid Systems Engineer - Payloads

Business Development Fea Fiber Itar MATLAB +1 skills

Varda Space is hiring a Principal Fluid Systems Engineer in El Segundo, CA to define and lead development of first-of-their-kind electromechanical fluid-handling payloads that manufacture pharmaceuticals in microgravity and survive hypersonic reentry. The role spans requirements, architecture, precision valves/pumps/thermal control hardware, testing campaigns, and mentoring, using tools like Pytho

182K – 232K $

Open 36d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Fluid Systems Engineer - Payloads

Business Development Design of Experiments (DOE) Fea Fiber Itar +2 skills

Designs and owns precision fluid-handling payload hardware that manufactures pharmaceuticals in microgravity and endures reentry — valves, pumps, manifolds, and thermal control — taking payloads from concept through launch, on-orbit operation, and recovery at Varda's El Segundo facility.

140K – 179K $

Open 21d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Space Systems Engineer, Avionics

Automation Corrective Action Fiber FPGA Itar +4 skills

Oversees design, integration, and testing of avionics systems for Varda's Winnebago spacecraft, developing electrical architecture, running hardware-in-the-loop testbeds, and supporting launch and reentry mission operations. Core work involves Python, DAQ and test equipment, and cross-team systems engineering.

140K – 179K $

Open 21d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Space Systems Engineer, Flight Safety

A senior aerospace systems engineer owns mission safety and reentry compliance at Varda — building Flight Safety Analyses, FMEA/FHA, expected casualty and debris risk models, and the regulatory strategy for FAA Part 450 and Range Safety licensing. Day to day this spans safety-critical design verification through acting as Flight Safety responsible engineer during live on-console recovery operation

Open 21d North AmericaFull-time

Space Systems Engineer II, Avionics

Automation Corrective Action Fiber FPGA Itar +4 skills

Designs, integrates, and tests avionics systems for Varda's Winnebago spacecraft, developing electrical architecture, running verification on flight and hardware-in-the-loop testbeds, and supporting mission operations through launch and reentry. Core work centers on avionics systems engineering, Python-based testing, and DAQ/test equipment.

120K – 153K $

Open 21d North AmericaFull-time

Space Systems Engineer, Flight Safety

Varda Space is hiring a Space Systems Engineer focused on flight safety in El Segundo, CA: performing flight safety analyses, FMEA/FHA, failure-mode trajectory and debris containment modeling, and producing FAA Part 450 / Range Safety regulatory compliance artifacts, including on-console mission operations support.

NewBe an early applicant North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Space Flight Software Engineer

C++ Embedded Systems Fiber I2c Itar +4 skills

Develops reliable C++ flight software (bare metal, RTOS, or Linux) that governs how Varda's spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules operate in orbit — owning the full cycle from requirements capture through testing, V&V, and flight operational support. On-site in El Segundo, CA; needs 5+ years of spacecraft or safety-critical software experience.

169K – 216K $

NewBe an early applicant North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Space Mission Software Engineer

Ansible Automation CI/CD C++ Docker +9 skills

Builds and operates Varda's ground segment software for spacecraft missions: telemetry ingestion and commanding services, mission-control UIs, simulation/test automation, and a self-service CI/CD mission platform deployed across lab, test range, and mission environments. Core stack is Python (plus C++, Docker/Kubernetes, IaC, observability).

169K – 216K $