Thermal Hardware and Test Engineer II

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.

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varda.com

51-200 employees

Defense and Space Manufacturing

El Segundo, CA

2021

Privately Held

57k LinkedIn followers

Raised $603.1M

• 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
• Inform manufacturing and integration of thermal/fluid hardware onto the
• vehicle
• Conduct component level acceptance and qualification thermal vacuum tests
• Evaluate the impact of hardware design decisions on packaging, thermal,
• environmental, and loads to ensure the best system-level solution
• Architect and assemble fluid, thermal, mechanical, and electrical designs,
• test rigs, and fixtures that support a broad range of development activities
• Implement instrumentation and data acquisition (DAQ) solutions, integrating
• sensors, transducers, actuators, PLCs, and embedded controllers
• Generate documentation for procedures, schematics, reports for ground test
• and flight hardware
• Apply first-principles thinking to diagnose issues, resolve anomalies, and
• optimize equipment reliability to >99% uptime

Required

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline, with consideration
• given to equivalent professional experience (typically 1–3+ years)
• 3+ years of experience and knowledge applying engineering principles to
• thermal design, test, and fabrication in a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in detailed thermal analysis in Thermal Desktop, SINDA/FLUINT
• Experience anchoring thermal models to test and/or flight data
• Experience in planning and executing Thermal Vacuum Chamber (TVac) testing
• Experience in MATLAB (or equivalent) for data processing and task automation
• Familiarity with thermal margins and qualification test requirements in
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with an aptitude for
• interdisciplinary technical communication

Preferred

• Hands-on fabrication skills: basic machining, welding, or rapid prototyping.
• Experience in thermal analysis tools: Thermal Desktop, ANSYS
• Proven track record of formal project management and delivering results in a
• fast-paced environment.

• 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