Senior Vehicle Systems, Integration, & Test Engineer

About Varda Space Industries Varda is building the infrastructure for a thriving orbital economy, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. From new, life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optic cables, there is a world of products used to benefit life on Earth that can only be manufactured in space. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.

Varda Space Industries

Expanding the economic bounds of humankind.

V

varda.com

51-200 employees

Defense and Space Manufacturing

El Segundo, CA

2021

Privately Held

57k LinkedIn followers

Raised $330M

• Create and own the vehicle integration and test campaign to validate and
• verify vehicle flight readiness
• Analyze and optimize system-level performance metrics, including but not
• limited to mass, delta-V, power, and data budgets. Make trade calls when

Required

• Direct and influence the vehicle design by leading system-level trades and
• design reviews to drive top-level vehicle design, functionality, and
• ultimately performance
• Manage the technical outcome and milestone schedule to enable the delivery of
• vehicles on schedule
• Own vehicle schematic and harness design by understanding and providing input
• to vehicle avionics, propulsion, and guidance systems
• Evaluate vehicle change impacts and drive execution of vehicle-level change
• implementation
• Utilize python to automate system testing and data review by building the
• tools the team depends on
• Operate vehicles in space: execute procedures, determine vehicle health, and
• poll subsystems
• experience in systems, integration, and/or test on critical hardware programs
• Experience as the decision maker on a test campaign – not simply supporting
• one
• Teamwork, communication, and problem solving in a collaborative environment
• Proven experience working on complex technical programs
• Strong first principles thinking and technical breadth across relevant fields
• (electrical, mechanical, software, etc.)
• Working knowledge of aerospace vehicle subsystems
• Hands-on experience building aerospace vehicles
• Must be physically able to regularly lift 25 lbs.
• Must be comfortable bending, stooping, and standing
• Hands-on position may require standing and working directly with hardware
• on the floor

Preferred

• Designed and owned vehicle-level design trades and/or test campaigns on a
• program that completed successfully
• Deep knowledge of satellite systems engineering, including all satellite
• subsystems
• Experience with project management of the full lifecycle of a project
• Capability to solve complex problems autonomously as an individual or as a
• member of an integrated team
• Experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages, such as
• Experience with aerospace hardware development practices (e.g., qualification
• testing practices, design for typical space environments, cleanliness,
• etc.)
• Prior work in a technical leadership role for a launch vehicle or satellite
• development effort
• Experience supporting flight test or flying spacecraft
• Experience in a production environment
• Wiring schematic, harness design, and harness manufacturing experience
• Unigraphics NX experience or similar CAD software

• This role is on-site in El Segundo, CA
• Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills, education
• level, experience level, and job performance
• You will be eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or
• long-term cash awards
• Varda, like all employers, must ensure that its employees working in the United
• States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally, our employees
• are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. Because our
• employees are provided access to export-controlled items, our policy is to only
• hire “U.S. persons” who are permitted to have access to our technology without
• an export license.
• “US person” means: U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident, or protected
• individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e., individual admitted to the
• U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum).
• Varda Space Industries, Inc. participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland