
Varda Space Industries
Varda is a space manufacturing startup that focuses on creating products in space51-200 EmployeesActively Hiring
- B2B
- Growth StageExpanding market presence
- Top InvestorsThis company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
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Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer
NewPosted 1 day ago
Senior Spacecraft Flight Software Engineer
- Develop reliable flight software that determine how the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate throughout the entire mission.
- Write quality structured bare metal, RTOS, or Linux based software for embedded processors in C++.
In office • El Segundo
$169k – $216kOther Engineering
Senior Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer
NewPosted 1 day ago
Senior Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer
- Partner with design engineering and manufacturing teams to create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for all vehicle hardware.
- Contain suspect or known non-conforming product, providing guidance to quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors, and engineers.
In office • El Segundo
$140k – $179kEngineering
Senior Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer
NewPosted 1 day ago
Senior Spacecraft Embedded Software Engineer
- Develop reliable firmware to control how the spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operate through the entire mission.
- Own all aspects of software development, from design, testing, and integration.
In office • El Segundo
$169k – $216kEngineering
Senior Spacecraft Mission Software Engineer
NewPosted 1 day ago
Senior Spacecraft Mission Software Engineer
- Own Ground Segment Services: Develop and maintain high-reliability services for telemetry ingestion, scaling, distribution, and commanding. Ensure deterministic behavior for real-time operations and post-flight analysis.
- Mission Control Interfaces: Deliver operator-grade UIs and dashboards that optimize "ops time"...
In office • El Segundo
$169k – $216kOther Engineering
Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer II
NewPosted 1 day ago
Spacecraft Build Reliability Engineer II
- Partner with design engineering and manufacturing teams to create test, manufacturability, and inspection plans for all vehicle hardware.
- Contain suspect or known non-conforming product, providing guidance to quality inspectors, technicians, shop supervisors, and engineers.
In office • El Segundo
$119k – $152kOther Engineering
Thermofluids Engineer II
NewPosted 4 days ago
Thermofluids Engineer II
- Develop active thermal control systems for vehicle and payload thermal management
- Develop fluid network models to interface with top level vehicle thermal model
In office • El Segundo
$119k – $152kOther Engineering
Senior Thermal Analysis Engineer
NewPosted 4 days ago
Senior Thermal Analysis Engineer
- Develop and maintain integrated thermal analysis models for Varda’s space vehicles
- Create and maintain tools/systems for model and flight data processing
In office • El Segundo
$140k – $179kOther Engineering
Avionics Test Engineer II
NewPosted 4 days ago
Avionics Test Engineer II
- Design, build, and operate test systems for spacecraft avionics components and assemblies to fully exercise components during environmental stress testing and component acceptance testing.
- Develop software in Python to implement and execute test procedures, analyze test data, assess pass/fail criteria, and generate test reports.
In office • El Segundo
$119k – $152kOther Engineering
Senior Avionics Test Engineer
NewPosted 4 days ago
Senior Avionics Test Engineer
- Design, build, and operate test systems for spacecraft avionics components and assemblies to fully exercise components during environmental stress testing and component acceptance testing.
- Develop software in Python to implement and execute test procedures, analyze test data, assess pass/fail criteria, and generate test reports.
In office • El Segundo
$119k – $152kOther Engineering
Thermal Hardware and Test Engineer II
NewPosted 4 days ago
Thermal Hardware and Test Engineer II
- Drive end-to-end development of thermal hardware and test infrastructure: concept, design, fabrication, integration, validation, and maintenance
- Develop active and passive thermal control systems with thermal analysis engineers for payload and vehicle thermal control
In office • El Segundo
$119k – $152kOther Engineering
Space Systems Engineer, Flight Safety
NewPosted 5 days ago
Space Systems Engineer, Flight Safety
- Perform flight safety analyses for each mission, with a focus on failure mode trajectory modeling and debris field containment.
- Execute the technical regulatory strategy, Methods of Compliance, and safety cases for FAA launch and reentry authorizations.
In office • El Segundo
$105k – $152kOther Engineering
Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Avionics
NewPosted 5 days ago
Senior Spacecraft Systems Engineer, Avionics
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to define project scopes and initial requirements, guiding designs from concept to prototype and full-scale production.
- Develop electrical architecture, system diagrams, and budgets to account for power, telemetry, channel count, size, and mass predictions used to communicate closing vehicle solutions to company level objectives.
In office • El Segundo
$140k – $179kOther Engineering
Spacecraft Systems Engineer II, Avionics
NewPosted 5 days ago
Spacecraft Systems Engineer II, Avionics
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to define project scopes and initial requirements, guiding designs from concept to prototype and full-scale production.
- Develop electrical architecture, system diagrams, and budgets to account for power, telemetry, channel count, size, and mass predictions used to communicate closing vehicle solutions to company level objectives.
In office • El Segundo
$119k – $152kOther Engineering
Senior Space Systems Engineer, Flight Safety
NewPosted 5 days ago
Senior Space Systems Engineer, Flight Safety
- Own the technical regulatory strategy, Means of Compliance, and safety cases for FAA launch and reentry authorizations.
- Own vehicle-level functional hazard analyses (FHA) and failure mode and effect analyses (FMEA).
In office • El Segundo
$140k – $179kOther Engineering
Senior Manufacturing Engineer- Structures
NewPosted 6 days ago
Senior Manufacturing Engineer- Structures
- Own manufacturing processes for composite structures (wet layup, prepreg, autoclave/oven cure), machined metallic components, and bonded assemblies
- Develop and maintain detailed work instructions, process specifications, and manufacturing travelers for all structural build operations
In office • El Segundo
$140k – $179kOther Engineering
Senior Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Engineer
NewPosted 6 days ago
Senior Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics Engineer
- Plan, execute, and reduce data from wind tunnel campaigns; reconcile ground test results with CFD predictions and update vehicle databases with traceable, well-documented revisions
- Run high-fidelity CFD and DSMC simulations of hypersonic and subsonic flows using tools such as Fun3D, LAURA, DPLR, US3D, SPARTA, DAC, and CBAero; build structured and unstructured meshes in Pointwise
In office • El Segundo
$140k – $179kOther Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer II- Integration
NewPosted 6 days ago
Manufacturing Engineer II- Integration
- Own spacecraft integration sequences and procedures from subassembly mating through final vehicle closeout and acceptance
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve assembly travelers and integration work instructions that sequence all subsystem interfaces correctly
In office • El Segundo
$119k – $152kOther Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer II- Structures
NewPosted 6 days ago
Manufacturing Engineer II- Structures
- Own manufacturing processes for composite structures (wet layup, prepreg, autoclave/oven cure), machined metallic components, and bonded assemblies
- Develop and maintain detailed work instructions, process specifications, and manufacturing travelers for all structural build operations
In office • El Segundo
$119k – $152kOther Engineering
Senior Manufacturing Engineer- Integration
NewPosted 6 days ago
Senior Manufacturing Engineer- Integration
- Own spacecraft integration sequences and procedures from subassembly mating through final vehicle closeout and acceptance
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve assembly travelers and integration work instructions that sequence all subsystem interfaces correctly
In office • El Segundo
$140k – $179kOther Engineering
Senior Terrestrial Automation and Controls Engineer
NewPosted 7 days ago
Senior Terrestrial Automation and Controls Engineer
- Design, build, and maintain test systems and ground support equipment (GSE) for flight hardware qualification and manufacturing operations.
- Integrate with a wide range of external hardware, including thermal vacuum chambers, ovens, chillers, pressure systems, data acquisition hardware, and precision instrumentation.
In office • El Segundo
$140k – $179k