Varda Space

Open 77d North AmericaInternshipIntern

Supply Chain Internship - Spring 2027

Analytics Data Analytics Fiber Itar Python +3 skills

About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s…

Open 45d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Technical Recruiter

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About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s…

Open 44d North AmericaFull-time

Propulsion Engineer II - Hardware and Bus Systems

Ansys CAD CATIA Corrective Action Fea +5 skills

Hands-on propulsion engineer who owns the propulsion subsystem and flight hardware across Varda's spacecraft fleet — maintaining the system architecture, running performance analyses, designing and testing fluid/propulsion components, and supporting in-flight operations. Core tools include CAD (CATIA/SolidWorks/NX), FEA (ANSYS/NASTRAN), P&IDs, and Python automation.

Open 43d North AmericaContract

Construction Project Engineer

AutoCAD Environmental Compliance Fiber Itar PMP +2 skills

About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s…

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 38d North AmericaFull-time

Payload Systems, Integration, & Test Engineer II

Varda Space is hiring a Payload Systems Integration and Test Engineer in El Segundo, CA, to own mission success for in-house and hosted customer payloads — defining payload-to-vehicle interfaces, planning and running integration and environmental test campaigns (vibration, TVAC, EMI/EMC), and coordinating in-orbit operations and recovery. Requires a relevant engineering degree and 2+ years of spac

Open 37d North AmericaContract

Domestic Capture Director

AI Business Development Contract Negotiation Fiber Itar +2 skills

About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s…

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 29d North AmericaFull-time

Hospitality Manager

Fiber Itar Performance Management Regulatory Compliance Succession Planning

About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s…

Open 23d North AmericaFull-time

Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Engineer II

Cfd Fiber Itar MATLAB Python

About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s…

Open 23d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Engineer

Cfd Fiber Itar MATLAB Python

About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s…

Open 22d 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 22d 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 22d 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.

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.

Materials Manager

About Varda Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s…

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Thermal Hardware and Test Engineer II

Ansys Automation CAD Candidate Experience Fiber +3 skills

Hands-on engineer at Varda who designs, builds, and tests ground and spacecraft thermal and fluid systems — active/passive control hardware like heat pipes and pumped fluid loops, plus TVac test rigs, instrumentation, and DAQ. Core tools include Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT, and MATLAB; on-site in El Segundo, CA.

Avionics Test Engineer II

Automation Fiber Git Itar Oscilloscope +4 skills

Design, build, and operate test systems and HITL testbeds to stress-test and qualify spacecraft avionics hardware for Varda's Winnebago-class spacecraft, writing Python test software to execute procedures, analyze data, and generate reports. On-site role in El Segundo, CA.