Spacecraft Engineering Internship GNC - Fall 2025
Spacecraft Engineering Internship GNC - Fall 2025
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About Varda
Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure from inorbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules.
From lifesaving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX Blue Origin major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures Lux Capital Founders Fund Caffeinated Capital General Catalyst and Also Capital.
Varda is headquartered in El Segundo California where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles equipment and materials are built integrated and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington DC and Huntsville AL (coming soon).
Join Varda and work to create a bustling inspace ecosystem.
About This Role
Fall internships will range between the months of September and January. All dates dependent upon the university schedule of the selected students. Internships are fulltime and onsite in Los Angeles CA.
The GNC team is responsible for the the design analysis simulation and operation of reentry vehicles at Varda Space Industries. For this role youll be part of performing end to end analyses and validations for the navigation trajectories and flight to enable the precision targeting and reentry capability for next generation manufacturing reentry vehicles.
Internships at Varda are optimal for students looking to grow technically and professionally while working on impactful projects critical to the companys success. You will be working on a collaborative team in a startup environment while being able to learn from some of most accomplished and experienced aerospace professionals in the world. Were dedicated to providing an experience that will let your decisions and contributions help drive Vardas success.
Responsibilities
- As part of the GNC team own or contribute to analysis algorithms and simulations for reentry vehicles
- Own Integration and testing of GNC sensors actuators and software in simulation and hardware in the loop environments
- Design and implement mission critical tooling needed to facilitate automated maneuver responsibility and scheduling decisions
- Design and implementation of autonomous satellite attitude control collision avoidance orbital rendezvous burn planning and atmospheric reentry algorithms
- Perform trajectory design optimization and dispersion analysis for the reentry of a space capsule
Basic Qualifications
- Familiar with orbital mechanics flight dynamics trajectory design and optimization feedback controls 6DOF flight simulations navigation solutions guidance navigation and controls flight algorithms monte carlo analysis
- Familiarity with C or python and modern software development principles
Preferred Skills And Experience
- Previous internship or coop experience
- Previous experience on technical project teams (i.e. Rocket Club Formula SAE etc.
- Experience with spacecraft or satellite attitude determination and control system design
- Understanding of multibody dynamics flexible body dynamics and thermodynamics
- Experience supporting safety critical flight tests or vehicles
- Experience with GMAT POST2 or similar trajectory modeling tools
ITAR Requirements
Varda like all employers must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally our employees are exposed to and have access to certain exportcontrolled items. At present some of our technology to which employees have access requires a license to be exported to individuals other than U.S. Persons as defined in U.S. export regulations. Because our employees are provided access to exportcontrolled items our current policy is to only hire U.S. persons who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.
US person means: U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)3 (i.e. individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum in the U.S.
Learn more about the ITAR here.
Benefits
- Exciting team of professionals at the top of their field working by your side
- Equity in a fully funded space startup with potential for significant growth (interns excluded)
- 401(k) matching (interns excluded)
- Unlimited PTO (interns excluded)
- Health insurance including Vision and Dental
- Lunch and snacks provided on site every day. Dinners provided twice a week.
- Maternity / Paternity leave (interns excluded)
Varda Space Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit qualifications and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race color gender national origin ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity martial status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
EVerify Statement
Varda Space Industries Inc. participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security EVerify program. The EVerify program is an Internetbased employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about theEVerifyprogram.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
