Varda Space Industries jobs

Varda Space Industries seeks a Senior Fluid Systems Engineer for pharmaceutical manufacturing payloads in spacecraft, responsible for designing and testing fluid-handling hardware that operates in microgravity and survives reentry. Role spans mechanical design, thermal/structural analysis, prototyping, and test—primarily hardware-focused. On-site in El Segundo, CA.

Principal Fluid Systems Engineer role at Varda Space Industries designing pharmaceutical manufacturing hardware for microgravity environments. El Segundo, California on-site position focused on electromechanical systems, fluid handling, and payload architecture. Requires deep mechanical and fluid systems expertise with FEA, thermal analysis, and systems engineering leadership.

Senior Propulsion Engineer - Ground Fluids at Varda Space Industries (El Segundo, CA, on-site) owns end-to-end lifecycle of ground fluid systems, propellant loading campaigns, and operational procedures for spacecraft propulsion. Requires deep propulsion and aerospace systems expertise, hands-on mechanical/fluids design, and field operations leadership. This is aerospace/mechanical engineering focused on hardware, ground support equipment, and propellant handling—not software engineering.

Facilities Technician at Varda Space Industries (commercial space infrastructure company). On-site, El Segundo, CA headquarters. Perform building maintenance, HVAC/electrical/plumbing repairs, equipment operations (forklifts, lifts), multi-trade project coordination. Required: 4+ years commercial facilities/maintenance experience. Core function: facilities operations and maintenance—not software engineering. **Location: On-site, El Segundo, CA.