Varda Space

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 28d 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 22d 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 22d 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 21d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Space Systems Engineer, Avionics

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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.

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.

Open 20d North AmericaFull-time

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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Open 20d North AmericaFull-time

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.

Open 20d North AmericaFull-time

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.

Open 20d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Avionics Test Engineer

Automation Fiber Git Itar Oscilloscope +4 skills

Designs, builds, and operates test systems that stress-test and qualify spacecraft avionics hardware for Varda's Winnebago-class capsules, including environmental, acceptance, and hardware-in-the-loop (HITL) testing. Day-to-day work centers on Python test software, Git, and electronics test equipment, on-site in El Segundo, CA.

Open 17d North AmericaFull-time

Supply Chain Planner

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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 16d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Environmental Test Engineer

Senior Environmental Test Engineer at Varda Space owns vibration testing of spacecraft hardware end-to-end in El Segundo, CA: defining test approaches, designing/validating fixtures, running qualification and acceptance campaigns on shaker tables, and reviewing post-test data and reports for flight hardware.

Itar Root Cause Analysis

140K – 170K $

Open 15d North AmericaFull-time

Avionics Hardware Development Engineer

Altium Fiber Itar MATLAB Networking +5 skills

Designs, manufactures, and tests avionics hardware — flight computers, power systems, RF, and sensor boards — for Varda's spacecraft, owning mixed-signal PCB designs through the full lifecycle from requirements and schematic capture to environmental qualification (thermal, vibe, shock, TVAC, EMI). On-site in El Segundo, CA.

105K – 173K $

Open 15d North AmericaInternshipIntern

University Recruiter

Candidate Experience Employer Branding Fiber Full Cycle Recruiting 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 15d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Propulsion Engineer - Hardware and Bus Systems

Ansys CAD CATIA Corrective Action Fea +5 skills

Hands-on technical owner of the propulsion subsystem and flight hardware across Varda's satellite buses, covering architecture, analysis, mechanical design, testing, and ground/in-orbit operations. Core tools include CAD (CATIA/SolidWorks/NX), FEA (ANSYS/NASTRAN), P&IDs, and Python automation.

140K – 179K $

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Sourcing Manager

Assembly Confluence ERP Fiber Itar +5 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…