Spacecraft Manufacturing Engineering Intern

Varda Space; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly Rate

Housing stipend

Commuter benefit

Job summary

Varda Space is offering a summer internship with the Manufacturing Engineering Team in Los Angeles, on-site for May through August. You will bridge design and production, gaining hands-on experience with flight hardware, build operations, and problem solving.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in an engineering or physics degree, with CAD (NX) and MATLAB/LabVIEW familiarity, and a desire to work in a startup aerospace environment with a strong team culture.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in any discipline from projects or internships.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes (5S, floor space, etc).
• Modeling/Assembly CAD experience.

Responsibilities

• Own or contribute to factory design to support production scaling needs.
• Create new production processes or improve existing workflows.
• Optimize hardware designs for manufacturability.
• Perform hands-on production tasks or support production operations.

Skills

Hands‑on experience

Manufacturing processes

CAD experience

Engineering tools

Education

Engineering/Physics student

Tools

NX CAD

MATLAB

LabVIEW

SQL

Job description

Varda Space is offering a summer internship with the Manufacturing Engineering Team in Los Angeles, on-site for May through August. You will bridge design and production, gaining hands-on experience with flight hardware, build operations, and problem solving.

Ideal candidates are enrolled in an engineering or physics degree, with CAD (NX) and MATLAB/LabVIEW familiarity, and a desire to work in a startup aerospace environment with a strong team culture.