Jobs at Varda Space Industries

Build and scale People infrastructure in a high-growth aerospace startup. Serve as a strategic People Business Partner, lead talent and organizational effectiveness programs, support compensation and equity administration, execute employee lifecycle processes, improve workflows and HR systems, maintain accurate workforce data, and ensure employment-law compliance. The role requires hands-on operational execution, senior-leader partnership, manager coaching, and continuous process improvement.

Design, build, maintain, and commission automated test systems and ground support equipment for spacecraft and manufacturing operations. Integrate thermal, pressure, fluid, data acquisition, and precision instrumentation hardware. Develop PLC frameworks and EtherCAT tooling, evaluate real-time control architectures, build electrical panels, wire cabinets, and debug systems. Partner with propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams while establishing maintainable engineering standards.

Design, build, maintain, and commission automated test systems and ground support equipment for spacecraft hardware. Integrate thermal, pressure, fluid, data acquisition, and precision instrumentation systems; develop PLC frameworks and EtherCAT tooling; evaluate real-time control architectures; design electrical panels and wire cabinets; and collaborate with propulsion, avionics, GNC, and manufacturing teams. The role owns systems end-to-end and supports reliable, sustainable production infrastructure.

Develop and maintain 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, and software verification and validation. The role supports the full software lifecycle and ensures highly reliable, high-performance operation throughout missions.

Develop and verify reliable embedded flight software for spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules. Responsibilities include requirements capture, design trades, firmware development in C++, software testing, integration, validation, and flight operational support across complete missions. The role involves bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux-based embedded systems and requires strong attention to safety, reliability, performance, and software quality.

Provides executive administrative support to Pharma, Business Development, and Government Affairs leaders through calendar, travel, meeting, expense, and presentation coordination. Welcomes visitors and candidates, supports events and onsite interviews, coordinates vendors and office services, manages supplies, and handles confidential information. The role requires strong organization, communication, discretion, hospitality, and independence in a fast-paced, onsite startup environment.

Develop and support reliable spacecraft flight software for satellite buses and reentry capsules using C++ on bare-metal, RTOS, and Linux embedded systems. Own software design, testing, integration, requirements capture, design trades, verification, validation, and flight operations support. Collaborate with the Flight Software team to ensure mission-wide system quality and performance.

Design, integrate, verify, and operate avionics and electrical systems for spacecraft and reentry vehicles. Responsibilities include developing electrical architectures, analyzing faults and risks, creating verification plans, participating in mission operations, overseeing avionics integration, building HITL testbeds, developing ground infrastructure, improving test automation, and mentoring engineers.

Design and integrate spacecraft avionics electrical architectures, verification plans, HITL testbeds, and ground infrastructure. Analyze system faults and risks, develop mitigations, support mission operations and reentry decisions, and investigate integrated systems issues. The role also involves mentoring engineers, improving test automation, and guiding avionics systems from concept through production and operational readiness.

Develop and validate reliable embedded flight software in C++ for spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules. Own software design, testing, integration, requirements capture, and performance verification across the development lifecycle. The role involves bare-metal, RTOS, or Linux-based systems, open-ended technical problem solving, and collaborative support for flight operations. Preferred experience includes spacecraft launches, real-time embedded systems, safety-critical aerospace software, CCSDS, F' or cFS, Python or Rust, electronics, and communication interfaces.

Develop and maintain reliable C++ flight software for spacecraft, satellite buses, and reentry capsules. Own software design, testing, integration, verification, and validation across the full development lifecycle. Scope projects, capture requirements, perform design trades, and provide flight operational support. The role involves embedded systems, safety-critical aerospace software, real-time development, and collaborative problem-solving.

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

Build and maintain ELT pipelines, data storage and quality frameworks, and observability for enterprise systems. Support AI/ML feature pipelines, ensure compliance with FDA/ITAR/DCAA, evaluate data platforms, and implement modern development practices (source control, CI/CD). Collaborate across functions to translate business requirements into production-grade data solutions.

Develop and maintain aerodynamic and aeroheating databases across the full flight envelope. Run high-fidelity CFD/DSMC, support wind tunnel campaigns, produce 6DOF inputs and flight rules, perform post-flight reconstruction, and collaborate with GNC, TPS, structures, and mission teams to deliver flight-ready aeroscience products.

Design and validate spacecraft thermal and fluid systems via analysis, simulation, and testing. Size thermofluid networks, define hardware and operational requirements, support integration and manufacturing, characterize propulsion thermofluid performance, and develop data processing for ground and flight testing while collaborating across disciplines.

Lead manufacturing processes for propulsion system production including valve assembly, tube fabrication, pressure vessel and engine integration. Create work instructions, tooling/test requirements, and contamination-control protocols. Drive process improvements, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and production layout changes to increase vehicle build cadence while collaborating with design and supply chain to resolve quality and schedule issues.

Own end-to-end manufacturing and integration processes for mission-critical payload systems. Develop work instructions, contamination control protocols, and acceptance tests. Interface with customers and design teams, lead root cause analysis, maintain traceable build records, and coordinate payload readiness with vehicle integration.

Own and optimize manufacturing processes for composite and metallic structural assemblies. Create work instructions and tooling, provide DFM feedback, enforce cleanliness and FOD control, lead non-conformance investigations and corrective actions, refine floor layouts and throughput, and coordinate incoming material inspection with supply chain to scale production cadence.

Lead spacecraft final assembly and integration: own sequences, procedures, tooling, and documentation; coordinate across structures, propulsion, avionics, and TPS; resolve interface conflicts; run readiness reviews, root cause analysis, and track integration metrics to meet production cadence.

Own and scale end-to-end manufacturing processes for propulsion hardware including valve assembly, tube fabrication, pressure vessel and engine integration. Create work instructions and process specs, enforce cleanliness and propellant compatibility, lead RCCA for nonconformances, define tooling and test requirements, collaborate with design and supply chain, and optimize work cell layouts to increase production cadence.