Varda Space

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Senior Embedded Software Engineer

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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…

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Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Thermal Protection System (TPS)

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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…

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Senior Avionics Hardware Development Engineer

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Designs and owns flight-critical avionics hardware for Varda's satellite buses, reentry vehicles, and payloads, from schematic capture and PCB layout through validation and environmental qualification (thermal, vibe, TVAC, EMI). Core tech: mixed-signal and power electronics design, SPI/RS422/1000BASE-T protocols, plus Python/MATLAB for analysis.

140K – 203K $

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Senior Scientist, Analytical Sciences

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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Senior Vehicle Systems, Integration, & Test Engineer

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Lead end-to-end integration, test, and in-orbit operations for Varda’s W-series spacecraft, defining test campaigns, resolving system trade-offs, and commanding vehicles in space.

140K – 180K $

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Senior Mission Design Engineer

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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…

170K – 200K $

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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…

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Senior Fluid Systems Engineer - Payloads

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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.

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Senior Payload Systems, Integration, & Test Engineer

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Senior engineer at Varda who owns payloads end-to-end: scoping missions, defining interfaces (ICDs), planning and running integration and environmental test campaigns (vibration, TVAC, EMI/EMC), coordinating in-orbit operations, and recovering payload data and hardware. Hands-on role bridging pharma and customer payloads with the vehicle team, on-site in El Segundo, CA.

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Senior Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Engineer

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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…

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Senior Manufacturing Engineer- Integration

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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…

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Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Structures

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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…

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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.

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

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Senior Avionics Test Engineer

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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.

120K – 153K $

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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.

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140K – 170K $

Open 15d North AmericaFull-timeSenior

Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Payloads

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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…

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Senior Propulsion Engineer - Hardware and Bus Systems

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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.

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Director of Business Development & Capture - Advanced Concepts

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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…