Flight Software Internship - Spring 2027
Varda Space Industries3 months ago
El Segundo, CA, USAIntern
Responsibilities
- Use first-principles reasoning to approach problems and justify design tradeoffs.
- Build Python and/or C++ tools, services, and libraries that interface with flight and ground systems.
- Contribute to automation for simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and scenario-based testing.
- Debug issues that cross abstraction boundaries, including OS behavior and hardware-software interactions.
- Collaborate across flight software, embedded systems, mission operations, and test teams.
Requirements
- Proficiency in C++.
- Experience working with embedded systems or microcontrollers.
- Understanding of core computer science fundamentals including data structures and algorithms.
- Ability to debug complex software issues and comfort working in Linux environments.
Benefits
- Hourly rate of $37.00.
- Housing stipend for interns relocating to the area.
- Commuter benefit to support local transportation.
- Flexible PTO policy + 12 paid holidays.
- 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans.
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.