Space Mission Ops Intern - Full-Stack Tools (Summer 2027)

Varda Space Industries; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate $37.00

Housing stipend for interns relocating

Commuter benefit

Job summary

Varda Space Industries offers a Summer 2027 Mission Operations Internship in Los Angeles, CA, on-site. Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program and familiar with full-stack web development.

You'll work with Mission Directors and engineering teams to create tools for on-orbit missions, gaining hands-on aerospace experience. You will develop, test, and deploy web-based applications, supporting increasing mission cadence while collaborating across

Qualifications

• Full-stack coding experience with web development languages such as Python.
• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Coursework in Python programming and orbital mechanics (CS + Aero background preferred).

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

Python

Orbital mechanics

Aerospace engineering

Education

CS/CE/SE degree

Tools

Web development

Job description

Varda Space Industries offers a Summer 2027 Mission Operations Internship in Los Angeles, CA, on-site. Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program and familiar with full-stack web development.

You'll work with Mission Directors and engineering teams to create tools for on-orbit missions, gaining hands-on aerospace experience. You will develop, test, and deploy web-based applications, supporting increasing mission cadence while collaborating across