Space Mission Operations Intern — Build On-Orbit Tools

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing stipend for interns relocating

Commuter benefit

Fully stocked kitchen and team events

Job summary

Varda Space Industries seeks motivated students for full-time, on-site summer internships in Los Angeles, CA. You will join the Mission Operations team to design and deploy web tools supporting spacecraft and payload operations, collaborating with multiple engineering teams to enable scalable mission execution.

Internships run May–August, require active enrollment, and offer hands-on experience in a startup aerospace environment with mentorship from senior directors.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Coursework in Python programming, full-stack development, orbital mechanics.

Responsibilities

• Operate as an integrated member of Varda’s Mission Operations team.
• Own the full-stack development life cycle of internal tools used in spacecraft and payload operations.
• Develop, test, and deploy web-based applications to support automation and scalability as mission cadence increases.
• Contribute to system verification, infrastructure integration, and debugging of mission-critical code.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to build and implement the first-use cases of your tools.
• Support mission operations in real time as your code is deployed in live spaceflight environments.

Skills

Full-stack development

Web development languages

Server deployment & debugging

Python

Java

JavaScript

HTML

CSS

C

C++

nginx

Education

Bachelor/Graduate student in CS/CE/SE/Aerospace or related

Job description

Varda Space Industries seeks motivated students for full-time, on-site summer internships in Los Angeles, CA. You will join the Mission Operations team to design and deploy web tools supporting spacecraft and payload operations, collaborating with multiple engineering teams to enable scalable mission execution.

Internships run May–August, require active enrollment, and offer hands-on experience in a startup aerospace environment with mentorship from senior directors.