Senior Vehicle Systems I&T Engineer — Flight Readiness

Varda Space; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Job summary

Varda Space Industries, Inc. is seeking a Senior Vehicle Systems Integration & Test Engineer to own the vehicle from integration through launch. You will define the test campaign, execute tests on the floor, and command the vehicle in orbit, with the W-series built in-house.

This role sits at the intersection of systems and I&T, interfacing with all engineering groups. Experience in trades, design reviews, and hands-on hardware is essential.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in engineering, physics, or related field.
• 5+ years on systems, integration, and/or test on critical hardware programs.
• Experience as the decision maker on a test campaign.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and problem solving.
• First principles thinking across electrical, mechanical, software domains.
• Working knowledge of aerospace vehicle subsystems.
• Hands-on experience building aerospace vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Own technical decisions to ensure vehicle success.
• Create and own the integration and test campaign for flight readiness.
• Analyze system-level performance metrics and make trade calls.
• Lead system-level trades and design reviews for top-level vehicle design.
• Manage milestone schedules to enable on-time delivery.
• Own vehicle schematic and harness design inputs for avionics, propulsion, guidance.

Skills

Systems thinking

Team collaboration

Problem solving

First principles

Aerospace knowledge

Python

C++

Education

B.S. in engineering or related field

Tools

C++

Python

Unigraphics NX

Job description

Varda Space Industries, Inc. is seeking a Senior Vehicle Systems Integration & Test Engineer to own the vehicle from integration through launch. You will define the test campaign, execute tests on the floor, and command the vehicle in orbit, with the W-series built in-house.

This role sits at the intersection of systems and I&T, interfacing with all engineering groups. Experience in trades, design reviews, and hands-on hardware is essential.