Jobs at Varda Space Industries

Develop and maintain reliable spacecraft flight software for satellite buses and reentry capsules. Responsibilities include requirements capture, design trades, C++ embedded software development, testing, integration, verification and validation, and flight operational support. The role involves bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux-based systems and collaboration on safety-critical aerospace software throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

Develop and support safety-critical spacecraft flight software for satellite buses and reentry capsules. Responsibilities include requirements capture, design trades, C++ embedded software development, integration, testing, verification and validation, and flight operations support. The role involves bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux environments and requires collaboration on end-to-end spacecraft development and launch activities.

Lead and execute Varda’s on-orbit spacecraft missions, owning mission-unique payload operations from profile development through execution. Coordinate cross-functional teams, improve mission operations, build web tools to automate operational tasks, and scale capabilities for increased flight cadence. The role requires real-time operations experience, spacecraft systems knowledge, software development skills, and familiarity with avionics, GNC, software, thermal design, and ground station networks.

Develops reliable spacecraft flight software for embedded processors using C++, Linux, RTOS, or bare-metal environments. Responsibilities include requirements capture, software design, testing, integration, verification and validation, and flight operational support. The role supports spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule operations throughout the mission, with emphasis on safety-critical aerospace software and real-time embedded systems.

Develops, coordinates, executes, and leads spacecraft missions and on-orbit operations. Owns mission-unique payload operations from profile creation through execution, collaborates across engineering teams to improve mission success, builds web tools to automate operational tasks, and scales operational capabilities for increased flight cadence.

Develop and maintain reliable spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule firmware across the full mission lifecycle. Responsibilities include requirements capture, design trades, C++ development for bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux systems, integration, testing, verification, validation, and flight operational support. The role focuses on safety-critical real-time embedded systems and requires ownership of software quality, reliability, availability, and performance.

Develop and operate reliable spacecraft, satellite bus, and reentry capsule firmware across the full software lifecycle. Responsibilities include requirements capture, design trades, C++ development for bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux systems, integration, testing, verification and validation, and flight operational support. The role focuses on safety-critical, real-time embedded systems and highly reliable software for aerospace missions.

Partners with design and manufacturing teams to improve spacecraft hardware reliability, manufacturability, inspection, and production controls. Leads containment, failure investigations, root-cause mitigation, design reviews, qualification testing, FMEAs, compliance verification, and vehicle-level risk management. Supports quality, flight reliability, and mission assurance activities while ensuring safe, reliable hardware production at scale.

Partners with design and manufacturing teams to scale reliable spacecraft production. Develops test, manufacturability, inspection, and compliance plans; contains nonconforming hardware; leads failure investigations and root-cause mitigation; reviews hardware designs and qualification testing; performs FMEAs; manages verification evidence, vehicle-level risks, and regulatory deliverables; and supports Mission Assurance, Quality, and Flight Reliability activities.

Partners with design and manufacturing teams to develop test, inspection, and manufacturability plans for spacecraft hardware. Investigates production and test failures, drives root-cause mitigation, performs reliability analyses, reviews hardware and qualification campaigns, manages compliance and verification evidence, and supports vehicle-level mission assurance risk management.

Develop and support reliable embedded flight software for spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules. Responsibilities include requirements capture, design trades, C++ firmware development for bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux systems, integration, testing, verification, validation, and flight operational support. The role requires building highly reliable safety-critical software throughout the full mission lifecycle.

Develop and own precision fluid-handling payloads for pharmaceutical manufacturing in microgravity, from concept through design, analysis, integration, testing, launch, on-orbit operation, recovery, and iteration. Design valves, pumps, manifolds, tubing, seals, filters, sensors, and thermal-control systems; perform fluid, thermal, structural, and mechanism analyses; lead prototype and flight-hardware testing; define requirements and verification plans; coordinate cross-functional teams; and mentor junior engineers.

Designs and owns electromechanical payload hardware from concept through flight, reentry, and recovery. Responsibilities include mechanism, structural, thermal, fluid, and interface design; structural, thermal, and fluid analyses; prototype and flight-hardware testing; cross-functional integration; technical documentation; mission operations; and post-flight teardown. The role requires hands-on aerospace hardware development and collaboration across avionics, software, thermal, systems, and integration teams.

Lead the architecture, design, analysis, integration, testing, launch, recovery, and troubleshooting of complex electromechanical payload hardware for spaceflight and hypersonic reentry missions. Define requirements, verification plans, and development strategies; lead cross-functional teams and external partners; conduct trade studies and risk reduction; resolve anomalies; improve development processes; and mentor engineers.

Develop and own electromechanical payload hardware for spaceflight, hypersonic reentry, and pharmaceutical manufacturing missions. Lead mechanism, structural, thermal, fluid, and electromechanical design; perform analyses; build and test prototypes and flight hardware; coordinate cross-functional teams; manage requirements, documentation, mission operations, and post-flight teardown. The role requires delivering integrated hardware through launch and recovery while mentoring junior engineers and driving continuous improvement.

Lead the architecture, design, integration, testing, and qualification of precision electromechanical fluid systems for pharmaceutical manufacturing payloads in space. Responsibilities include requirements development, component selection, thermal and contamination control, system analysis, trade studies, prototype and flight hardware testing, verification planning, cross-functional technical leadership, stakeholder communication, continuous improvement, and mentoring engineers.

Designs, builds, and maintains automation systems and ground support equipment for spacecraft qualification and manufacturing. Integrates thermal, pressure, data acquisition, and precision instrumentation hardware; develops PLC frameworks and EtherCAT tooling; evaluates real-time control architectures; designs electrical panels, wires cabinets, commissions systems, and debugs hardware and software. Partners with propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams while establishing maintainable engineering standards.

Designs, builds, integrates, and maintains ground support equipment and test systems for spacecraft qualification and manufacturing. Responsibilities include electrical panel and cabinet design, hardware integration, PLC and EtherCAT control development, real-time control architecture, commissioning, debugging, and collaboration with propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams. The role owns systems end-to-end and develops sustainable standards and frameworks for reliable production use.

Designs, builds, integrates, and maintains automated test systems and ground support equipment for spacecraft and flight hardware. Responsibilities include electrical panel design, cabinet wiring, control software development, PLC and EtherCAT framework development, real-time control architecture, hardware debugging, commissioning, and collaboration with propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams.

Leads international defense and aerospace capture campaigns from opportunity identification through contract award. Owns proposal strategy, regulatory compliance, pricing, competitive intelligence, gate reviews, negotiations, and cross-functional coordination. Builds relationships with foreign defense agencies, U.S. military representatives, embassies, and industry partners while expanding Varda’s hypersonic, target, and orbital cargo portfolios. Requires expertise in FMS, DCS, ITAR, EAR, international technology transfers, and global defense markets.