Senior Mechanisms Engineer - Payloads

Varda Space Industries(1 month ago)

El Segundo, CA, California, United StatesOnsiteFull TimeSenior$145,292 - $195,003 (estimated)Payload

About this role

Senior Mechanisms Engineer on Varda’s Payload team responsible for developing electromechanical flight hardware that operates in orbit and endures hypersonic reentry. The role owns multi-payload missions across pharmaceutical manufacturing and hypersonic reentry testbeds, driving hardware from concept through design, analysis, build, test, launch, and recovery. The position requires close collaboration with internal specialists and external partners and is suited for engineers with strong mechanical expertise and cross-disciplinary breadth.

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Required Skills

Mechanisms Design
Structural Analysis
Thermal Analysis
Fluid Analysis
Electromechanical Integration
Prototype Build
Hardware Test
Systems Integration
Cross-Functional Coordination
Requirements Development

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Qualifications

BS/BEng in Mechanical Engineering
BS/BEng in Aerospace Engineering
BS/BEng in Mechatronics Engineering
Active Secret Clearance
Top Secret Clearance

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.