Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. The company is looking to hire interns to contribute to developing internal mission control software used by engineers and operators to monitor, command, and analyze Varda’s spacecraft.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Python
- Understanding of core computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, OS, etc.)
- Ability to debug complex software issues
- Comfort working in Linux-based environments
- Knowledge of signals and systems, digital design, or embedded development is a bonus
- Experience contributing to software projects outside class
- Experience on college “project teams” (e.g., rocketry, robotics, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Python-based tools that interface with flight and ground systems
- Assist in scripting and automation to support mission operations
- Contribute to backend systems used for telemetry, data processing, or test coordination
- Help ensure mission software reliability and maintainability through good software engineering practices
- building automation scripts, backend services, and telemetry systems that ensure smooth and reliable operations across all phases of flight.
Other
- Summer internships will range between the months of May and August.
- All dates dependent upon the university schedule of the selected students.
- Internships are full-time and on-site in Los Angeles, CA.
- Varda, like all employers, must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.
- 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.
