Jobs at Varda

This is a Spring 2027 Flight Software Internship at Varda. The intern will work full-time and onsite in Los Angeles, California, with internship dates ranging from January to May, dependent on university schedules.

Vehicle Integration & Test Intern at Varda for Spring 2027. This role is full-time and onsite in Los Angeles, CA. Candidates must be actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.

Supply Chain Intern at Varda for Spring 2027. This is a full-time, onsite internship in El Segundo, CA, running from January to May. Candidates must be actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.

Mechanisms Technician at Varda in El Segundo, California. This role is responsible for the assembly, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of mechanical systems and fluid handling devices mechanisms used in aerospace vehicles and equipment.

As a Senior Systems, Integration & Test Engineer at Varda, you will own the vehicle's integration through launch and orbital command. This role involves leading design trades, defining and executing test campaigns, and managing the end-to-end process for the in-house built W-series vehicle, capsule, and satellite bus.

Varda is seeking a Senior Mission Design Engineer to join their Autonomous Systems team. This role involves creating, designing, and implementing full-cycle mission planning and orbital mechanics profiles for reentry vehicles. The engineer will work closely with a multidisciplinary vehicle engineering team to architect mission plans and trajectories.

Manager for the Crystallization Screening Team at Varda, focusing on improving therapeutics using microgravity. This role involves shaping the company's biopharma culture and contributing to the low Earth orbit economy.

As a Payload Systems Integration and Test Engineer II at Varda, you will be responsible for the end-to-end mission success of assigned payloads, including both internal and customer payloads. This involves defining interfaces, planning and executing integration and test campaigns, coordinating in-orbit operations, and ensuring the safe recovery of payload data and hardware.

As a Thermal Protection System (TPS) Manufacturing Engineer at Varda, you will be responsible for the manufacturing processes of ablative and insulative materials for reentry capsules. This role requires expertise in ablative material processing, bonding, tiling, and surface preparation to ensure heatshields can withstand reentry conditions.

Varda is seeking a Senior Payload Systems Integration and Test Engineer in El Segundo, California. This role involves owning end-to-end mission success for a diverse portfolio of payloads, including defining interfaces, planning and executing integration and test campaigns, and coordinating in-orbit operations.

Senior Contracts Specialist at Varda in El Segundo, California. This role involves negotiating complex, first-of-kind agreements related to microgravity pharmaceutical manufacturing, hypersonic reentry vehicles, and novel government space programs.

Senior Scientist, Analytical Sciences at Varda will lead efforts in improving therapeutics with microgravity. This role is in pharmaceutical R&D and will shape Varda's product culture within the low earth orbit economy.

Scientist, Analytical Sciences at Varda in El Segundo, California. This role will lead efforts in improving therapeutics with microgravity, shaping Varda's product culture and contributing to the low earth orbit economy.

Pharma Program Manager at Varda, reporting to the VP of Pharma Program Management. This role will manage efforts to drive pharma programs to completion and shape the company's product culture within the low Earth orbit economy.

Manufacturing Engineering Intern at Varda for Spring 2027. This full-time, onsite role in El Segundo, CA involves assembly and integration of spacecraft. Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program.

This is an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) internship at Varda for Spring 2027. The internship is full-time and located onsite in El Segundo, California. Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program.

Site Reliability Internship at Varda for Spring 2027. This is a full-time, onsite internship in El Segundo, CA, running from January to May. Candidates must be actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.

The Domestic Capture Director at Varda will be responsible for leading the company's efforts in securing domestic business opportunities. This role involves working with pharmaceutical companies and defense partners to leverage Varda's space-based manufacturing and reentry technologies.

Spacecraft Technician (Avionics Satellite Harness Manufacturing) at Varda is responsible for manufacturing, assembling, inspecting, and testing electrical harnesses for satellite systems. This role supports the production of flight-quality avionics hardware.

Varda is seeking a Launch and Recovery Engineering Manager to own and define the launch vehicle mechanical and electrical interface and capsule recovery operations. This role is responsible for defining launch vehicle and recovery requirements and ensuring delivery of technical and regulatory contract deliverables to the launch provider.

Varda is seeking a Senior Fluid Systems Engineer for their Payload team. This role involves developing electromechanical fluid-handling hardware for pharmaceutical manufacturing in microgravity, reentry, and recovery. Responsibilities span the full payload lifecycle, from concept to post-flight inspection and iteration.

Mechanisms Engineer on Varda's Payload team responsible for developing electromechanical flight hardware for orbital and reentry missions. This role involves full-stack responsibility from concept through build, test, launch, and recovery, collaborating with specialists and partners.

Varda is hiring a Senior Mechanisms Engineer for their Payload team. This role involves developing electromechanical flight hardware for orbital operations, reentry, and recovery, managing multi-payload missions from concept to launch and recovery.

Principal Fluid Systems Engineer on Varda's Payload team will define and lead the development of electromechanical fluid handling hardware for in-orbit pharmaceutical manufacturing. This role involves shaping the architecture and technical direction for pharmaceutical payloads, guiding projects from requirements synthesis through development, and ensuring hardware can precisely meter, mix, filter, transport, and thermally control pharmaceutical materials in microgravity and during reentry.

Varda is seeking a Manager for their Systems, Integration, and Test team. This leadership role will drive processes and playbooks for satellite development, ensuring all systems are ready for launch and operations.

The Supply Chain Engineer - Avionics/Electro-Mechanical at Varda will be instrumental in ensuring the seamless integration of engineering processes. This role is based in El Segundo, California.

Propulsion Engineer II – Hardware & Bus Systems at Varda is a hands-on technical role focused on ownership of propulsion systems. The role is based in El Segundo, California, United States.

Director of Payload Systems Integration and Test at Varda, responsible for leading a multidisciplinary engineering team focused on end-to-end mission success for various payloads. This role involves technical leadership, product definition, and customer delivery for flight hardware that operates in orbit, survives reentry, and returns to Earth.

This is a Principal Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer role at Varda. The engineer will be responsible for GNC systems within the company's space infrastructure development, including W-Series vehicles, pharmaceutical processing payloads, and reentry capsules.

This is a Biologics Formulation Research Intern position at Varda for Spring 2027. The internship will be full-time and onsite in El Segundo, California. Candidates must be actively enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.

The W-Series Vehicle Scheduler at Varda is responsible for developing, analyzing, and maintaining integrated vehicle schedules for the company's fleet. This role involves identifying critical path drivers across various departments to support Varda's production targets and owning baseline schedule development for vehicle upgrades and recurring reentry vehicle schedules.

As an Integration and Test Engineer at Varda, you will own vehicle systems, integration, and test. You will be responsible for the vehicle and ensuring all systems are ready for launch.

Spacecraft Technician (propulsion and Harness Integration – Satellites) at Varda is responsible for the assembly, installation, routing, integration, and verification of satellite propulsion systems and electrical harnesses. This role supports satellite bus and vehicle integration.

This is a Guidance, Navigation & Controls (GNC) Internship at Varda for Spring 2027. The intern will work full-time and onsite in Los Angeles, CA, with internship dates ranging from January to May, dependent on university schedules. Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program.