Senior Astrodynamics Engineer

Varda Space Industries(3 days ago)

El Segundo, CaliforniaOnsiteFull TimeSenior$155,000 - $185,000Autonomous Systems

About this role

Varda is a space infrastructure company focused on developing commercial space assets and products, leveraging a team with experience from leading aerospace and tech companies. The company aims to create a new space-based economy that benefits life on Earth through innovative manufacturing and reentry solutions.

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Required Skills

Trajectory Design
Orbital Mechanics
Python
C++
Simulation
Autonomous Navigation
Mission Planning
Guidance and Control
Reentry Algorithms
Flight Dynamics

About Varda Space Industries

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Varda Space Industries is a commercial space company building the world’s first orbital manufacturing and reentry platform to produce high‑value materials and products in microgravity and return them safely to Earth. They provide end‑to‑end services — designing, launching, operating, and recovering manufacturing payloads — to enable new classes of pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, and precision‑manufactured goods that benefit from space conditions. Varda’s mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind by commercializing space‑based manufacturing and partnering with industry to scale production and bring space‑derived products to market.

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