About Varda
There are many products that improve the quality of life on Earth that can only be manufactured in space. Our job at Varda is to make those products and bring them back down. We at Varda are proud to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
Here, you’ll have the opportunity to work at the intersection of ambition and experience. Our team has deep experience in aerospace and tech. They have honed their crafts in the trenches of major companies. Your work will be valued and evaluated by proven leaders who have chosen to apply their talents to manufacturing in space.
While our vision is big, the steps to get there are technically reasonable and operationally feasible. Our conops are clear and use cases have been proven out over decades of ISS-based research and development.
Join Varda to help leverage space for business.
About This Role
- Learn how to design, build, test, and fly spacecraft including satellites and atmospheric reentry vehicles
- Full ownership of the vehicle including the satellite bus on orbit and the reentry capsule trajectory
- Ability to grow and develop with the vehicle and the company as we build Varda together
Requirements
- Ability to scope projects including requirements capture and initial design trades given open-ended problems.
- Develop 6 degree of freedom vehicle simulation using C++ and/or MATLAB/Simulink
- ADCS hardware performance specification including reaction wheel and torque rod sizing, sensor noise, and performance characteristics
- Perform trajectory design, optimization, and dispersion analysis for the reenetry of a space capsule
- Mission specific analysis for customer launch and in support of business development
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline
- Software development experience in MATLAB, Simulink, C, C++, and/or Python
- Strong understanding in the development of spacecraft or similar vehicle navigation systems
ITAR Requirements
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Varda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, martial status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.
