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Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer
Builds reliable, safety-critical flight software in C++ for Varda's spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules, owning the full lifecycle from requirements capture through testing, V&V, and flight operations support. On-site in El Segundo, CA, focused on bare-metal/RTOS/Linux embedded development.
Senior Spacecraft Mission Software Engineer
Senior engineer who owns Varda's ground-segment and mission software: telemetry ingestion and commanding services, operator-grade mission-control UIs, simulation/test automation, and the CI/CD-infrastructure platform deploying across lab, test-range, and mission environments. Core stack is Python with Docker/Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code.
Ground Support Automation & Controls Engineer II
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…
Ground Support Mechanical Design Engineer II
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…
Senior Ground Support Mechanical Design Engineer
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…
Senior Ground Systems Automation & Controls Engineer
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…
Manager, Crystallization Science
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…
Program Manager, Pharma
Oversees pharmaceutical programs in space-based manufacturing, managing schedules, risks, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality projects on time and within budget.
Cybersecurity Internship - Spring 2027
Intern on a cybersecurity team reviewing alerts, configuring tools like CrowdStrike and Darktrace, and preparing audit documentation while learning compliance workflows.
Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Internship - Spring 2027
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…
Site Reliability Internship - Spring 2027
Internship in Site Reliability Engineering at a space startup, deploying and managing cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes, Argo CD, and Linux tooling to ensure system reliability.
Supply Chain Internship - Spring 2027
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…
Propulsion Engineer II - Hardware and Bus Systems
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.
Construction Project Engineer
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…
Launch and Recovery Engineering Manager
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
Domestic Capture Director
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…
Principal Fluid Systems Engineer - Payloads
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
Senior Fluid Systems Engineer - Payloads
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.
Manufacturing Engineer II (Thermal Protection Systems)
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…
Director, Payload Systems Integration & Test
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…