Flight Software Internship - Summer 2027
Varda Space Industries7 hours ago
El Segundo, CA, USAIntern
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and debug embedded C++ software running on spacecraft systems.
- Work with hardware interfaces and component datasheets.
- Assist with systems integration and testing.
- Collaborate with avionics and systems teams to validate software behavior.
Requirements
- Candidates must be actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate degree program.
- Proficiency in C++.
- Strong understanding of computer architecture and operating systems.
- Experience with embedded systems or microcontrollers, including platforms beyond Arduino.
- Familiarity with Linux environments.
- Ability to troubleshoot and debug low-level software issues.
- Preferred qualifications include hands-on embedded development outside coursework, previous internship or project team experience, experience using component datasheets, and coursework in embedded systems, digital design, or electronics.
Benefits
- Hourly compensation of $37.00.
- Housing and relocation support for eligible interns, including up to $4,000 gross-up.
- Up to $850 commute credit through Lyft or car rental reimbursement for eligible interns.
- Paid observed holidays.
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance with FSA and employer-matched HSA options.
- $120 monthly wellness reimbursement and sponsored One Medical memberships.
- $20 per-pay-period cell phone reimbursement.
- Fully stocked kitchen with lunch provided daily and dinner provided twice weekly.
- Company and team-bonding events, happy hours, mission-success celebrations, and complimentary EV charging.
- Full-time, on-site internship in Los Angeles, California, running between May and August 2027 depending on the university schedule.
About Varda Space Industries
Varda Space Industries builds and operates in-orbit manufacturing platforms and reentry capsules so pharmaceutical and materials companies can produce goods in microgravity and return them to Earth. The company designs its W‑Series vehicles in-house, including pharmaceutical processing payloads, capsules, heat shields, and satellite buses, and sells manufacturing and reentry services to commercial customers. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, it also has offices in Washington, DC and Huntsville, Alabama.